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news.com.au : Giant Kmart security guard pummels alleged shoplifter at Melbourne store
Young people, particularly teenagers, are framed as a source of social threat and disorder
Multiple references to youth-led violence (e.g., 'mass brawl between 50 teenagers', 'schoolgirls fighting') without contextual analysis contribute to a stereotype of youth as destabilizing.
“Disturbing footage captured a large group of youths swarming around a cluster of schoolgirls who were fighting on the ground.”
Nine : Youth crime: Boy who killed grandmother Vyleen White in car jacking loses appeal
Young offenders are framed as excluded from societal protection norms, subject to exceptional punishment
The reference to 'adult crime, adult time' laws positions youth not as a protected class under juvenile justice but as accountable in adult terms, reinforcing exclusion from leniency typically afforded to minors.
“The crime was the catalyst for controversial "adult crime, adult time" laws, ensuring juveniles face at least 20 years in custody for serious offences like murder.”