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It seems to me that the money would be a lot better spent for the benefit of us all if it was used to re-introduce a two year slot of National Service for 18-24 year olds. Nothing to do with learning to kill but everything to do with learning to respect authority, oneself and other people. To unpick the selfish egocentric culture society has increasingly become, especially since the 1980s. In a regime where authority does matter and where there are real sanctions for breaches of the code, teach those who cannot, to read and write, a trade, gain qualifications and be an asset to society instead of a drag upon it.
This proposed court will simply be used as another reason not to hold young adults responsible for their own actions. It's liberal hocus pocus.