HUNTER: A-Team plays blind man to soaring violent youth crime

“Root causes!” the A-Team will holler. Yeah, you say, but police sources toldThe utterly stupid murder of Ken Lee opened a lot of people’s eyes. And as if on cue, January has turned into a daily bibliography disputing the A-Team’s worldview. One terse police press release at a time.On Jan. 9, cops say a 17-year-old boy was found in the middle of the day in an alley near Ossington Ave. and Harbord St. He had been stabbed following an altercation with other teens.

On Monday, four 13-year-old boys were charged with a “swarming” attack on a TTC bus in Scarborough. This snippet of urban decay left two TTC employees injured in what was called a “despicable” act. Last week, three teenage boys — all aged 16 or under— were busted for allegedly robbing a pharmacy in the Bloor St.-Lansdowne Ave. area. They were driving a stolen car and looking for high-octane narcotics. One of the kids was also hit with a failure to comply.Article content

One told CBC News in December that while agreeing violence and murder are unacceptable, the naming and shaming is bad for the kids.

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