If the Liberal National Party wins the October state election, David Crisafulli announced he will enforce a policy where youth offenders will be tried as adults for serious crimes.
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00:00Adult crime adult time if government changes by the end of the year the making Queensland safer laws will be laws
00:18I've previously spoken to this body about what that means things like removing
00:24Detention as a last resort
00:26Embedding in sentencing that the rights of the victim should come before the rights of the offender
00:31We spoke
00:39We've spoken about making sure the Child Safety Department have the resources at the front line
00:43That resi care kids in state care have some hope
00:47some discipline and structure in their life
00:50we've spoken about early intervention and what that looks like and
00:55We've spoken about resources and the laws for police to do their job to make sure that we can attract the best
01:01But also retain those wonderful men and women who wear blue uniforms and to ensure that that thin blue line doesn't keep getting thinner as it has
01:09But today we lay the next plank in the making Queensland safer laws
01:16victims must come first
01:24And
01:27And if we're serious about that if we're serious about that
01:31That means consequences for those severe crimes must be severe enough to act as a deterrent in the first place
01:40Today I announce we will restore consequences for actions for young criminals
01:46adult crime adult time
01:54You
02:07If you murder someone
02:09That's an adult crime
02:11adult time if you wound someone
02:15adult crime
02:16adult time
02:18If you violate the sanctity of someone's home and you break in and rob them well adult crime adult time
02:27Other initial offenses will include manslaughter serious assault grievous bodily harm
02:33dangerous operation and unlawful use of a motor vehicle