Young Offenders Face Potential 2-Year Jail Time for Flaunting Crimes on Social Media: Opposition

Young people bragging about their criminal behaviour on social media would be subject to two years’ imprisonment and be banned from using social media for up to two years under a proposal put forward by the centre-right Coalition. In an effort to crack down on the soaring youth crime, the Australian opposition said it would make it illegal to publish online posts that glamorise violence and criminal activity. Opposition Leader Peter Dutton said it was time to “get serious on young criminals who seek to highlight their criminal activity on social media.” “Sadly, the problem is getting worse,” he said in a joint statement with Shadow Attorney-General Michaelia Cash and Opposition Communications spokesman David Coleman....