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| Fla. sheriff: ‘Degrading' of American institutions is the ‘root cause' of rising violence among juveniles |
| 2023-04-09 |
| [FoxNews] Two juveniles were arrested as suspects in the murders of three Florida teens, one suspect still at large. Marion County, Florida sheriff Billy Woods says the suspects and the killed teenagers ‘knew each other’ and are associated with a ‘gang.’ The horrific murder of three Florida teens has captured the attention of the nation after a Florida sheriff revealed two juveniles were arrested, and one other juvenile suspect remains on the loose in connection with the killings. Marion County, Fla. Sheriff Billy Woods lamented not only the loss of three young adults, but also the harm society is causing children who commit criminal activity. "We're just degrading every single day in our society in these great United States in which you and I live. It's degrading," Woods said on "Cavuto Live" Saturday. He added, "The failure here is the fact that we do not get to the root cause; family, our schools, and even ourselves out here in society. We, in fact, are enabling everything in which they do just because we don't hold them accountable, just because we minimize their actions. We don't do them justice. We're doing them harm." Three teenagers — a 17-year-old male and two 16-year-old females identified as Layla Silvernail and Camille Quarles — were shot and left for dead in the rural county north of Orlando sometime between March 30 and April 1. The Marion County Sheriff's Office (MCSO) arrested two juveniles, one of whom is just 12 years old and the other 17, in connection with the triple homicide. A 16-year-old suspect is at large. "This whole scenario is tragic," Woods told host Neil Cavuto. "There's nothing good in this entire scenario. You got six teens, which is ravaging not just my community it's ravaging every community across this nation where our youths are engaged in more criminal activity." "I'm just a simple man. I look at things as simplistic as possible. I don't believe in being politically correct." - Sheriff Billy Woods The most recent data from the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention shows juvenile crime peaked in the mid-1990s and has steadily decreased through 2020. From 2020 on, however, there has been a noticeable spike in crime committed by and against young adults. According to the Wall Street Journal, as of January 2023, the number of children under the age of 14 committing murder is the highest it's been in nearly two decades. In Philadelphia, there were 81 juveniles killed by gunfire in 2021 and 2022 compared to 153 in New York City, a 6-year-high, and 16 in Washington D.C., a 56% increase from 2021. Juveniles arrested for shooting-related incidents also have seen a drastic increase. Philadelphia saw 117 arrests in 2022, 124 in New York City and 214 in Washington D.C. Woods also touched on a nationwide issue of "wannabe gangs" where kids are engaging with violent activity at a young age. "Everybody wants to ignore it or deny it. Every community's got them, no matter how big or how small. There is some form of a gang in their communities," Woods said. "They have no structure, but it's still a gang. It's a group of them that come together,...pounding on each of his chest and say, I'm better than you. You offended me. Going back and forth, It's there. Don't deny it. Face it. Embrace the suck and deal with it." Related: Marion County: 2023-01-17 Murders are becoming even more concentrated in a handful of urban counties, report shows Marion County: 2022-12-08 Texas man busted hauling $13M in cocaine through Indiana in record seizure, authorities say Marion County: 2022-11-01 Florida man claims he was driving car with 2 missing tires because of a 'curse': 'That is paranormal activity' |
| Posted by:Skidmark |
| #1 Sadly, a metaphor for US foreign relations. |
| Posted by: Skidmark 2023-04-09 12:41 |