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To ask how any non-violent child in Scotland manages to function at this point

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CurdinHenry · 02/09/2026 14:59

The law now essentially prevents any intervention when an under 18 commits an offence

So we've got violent crime going completely unchecked (indeed it's rewarded with extra visits and promises of "resources" for the perpetrator). It's scary for adults but at least we can try to keep our distance in a (thankfully) ageing population.

How the fuck do kids who have to sit shut in a room with unchecked psychos handle it? Never mind the threat, which must be terrifying, but how do they process how unfair it is? How did we as adults let this total bullshit happen? Obviously blame Nicola sturgeon for yet another woke fuck up.

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DearDenimEagle · 05/09/2026 12:24

Ablondiebutagoody · 02/09/2026 16:07

Can't be that bad otherwise people would stop voting SNP in such overwhelming numbers wouldn't they?

They lost 6 seats, were 7 seats short of a majority. The trouble is, the anti SNP split their votes between too many others . It’s hardly overwhelming numbers

Meandthegherkin · 05/09/2026 16:25

I’m in the east and my DCs school doesn’t seem to have these issues but from the thread, I’m wondering if it’s the schools that are higher in the league tables that are having the most issues. Maybe they had more of a straightforward “get rid” policy than schools like my DCs and so
are struggling the most now that they can’t.

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