Whats life for a sixteen year old? She'll be out aged forty one and theres no way she'll see that long in the system, would be more like mid twenties, to institutionalize from that age (16) sees a person develop, mature and age in prison which isn't something they want so she'll be out before long.

Guess thats the issue really, prisons in the UK are for rehabilitation, unlike many prisons in the states for example. In that regard a prison sentence in the UK isn't seen as something to be afraid of.

Kids are acting out of fear and wanting respect, will get worse if nothing is done about it, talking about community initiative rather than government.

Worst two years for Africans in Britain in my opinion.

Apologies to Vezz but the media should put focus on the parents, wether its deserved or not. Theres crime based on poverty then theres murder... these kids are murderers, homicidal and nothing else.