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Podcast: Canterbury Mornings with John MacDonald
Episode: John MacDonald: It might be old-hat, but National's idea is worth a shot
Description: At the same time the National Party was announcing its plan for boot camps and ankle bracelets for young offenders from the age of 10, a 14-year-old Christchurch boy was in the Youth Court admitting 48 criminal charges after a spate of car thefts and assaults in the city last month. You’ll remember all the stuff that was going on. Some this kid was involved in, some he wasn’t. And the stuff he was in court admitting to yesterday was over-and-above other charges from earlier in the year. So, for all intents and purposes, he is a...