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On the individual level these people are adults, they committed crimes, and they should face the consequences. On a wider level, though, society has failed them
by noelwelsh 8y ago
On the individual level these people are adults, they committed crimes, and they should face the consequences. On a wider level, though, society has failed them---it's failed to give them with the skills and mindset to do useful work. Some people will always turn to crime no matter their circumstances. I would guess that Radu, the ringleader, would have, but I doubt the others would have if they had better options AND the skills and knowledge to access those options.
- bkor 8y agoTo me it seems they're living in a not so nice country (Romania) economy wise. So their country failed them. There should be enough work so they don't have to turn to something else. When a few years ago Spain had a huge unemployment rate there was quite a huge amount of people moving to e.g. The Netherlands (quite noticeable). If you live long enough in another country I assume you'll tend to stay. Leaving the original country worse off. I'm wondering if Romania might have a brain drain because of it. Netherlands currently has a low unemployment rate, so additional workers might be ok. But it might not be so ok for the countries they come from. PS: I'm not disagreeing.