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Karl Olive: "We cannot stand idly by in the face of juvenile delinquency"

2021-02-10T20:49:14.896Z


The mayor of Poissy (Yvelines) was Wednesday the guest of Talk Le Figaro to talk about his action against delinquency.


Loss of school authority, loss of parental authority, loss of police authority.

"For Karl Olive, we must take the reins, act quickly and hard.

In his capacity as mayor of Poissy, he decided Monday evening in city council to suspend municipal aid for families of young delinquents.

"

It is a suspension at first to create an electric shock and if there is a recurrence, indeed there is suppression

", he assumed Wednesday on the set of "Talk Le Figaro".

"

Poissy is a beautiful city of 40,000 inhabitants with its working-class neighborhoods, where everyone lives peacefully, ”said the city councilor.

200,000 euros have been allocated to families by the City, without resource conditions, to join sports clubs, cultural clubs, for grants of 100 to 400 euros per month where applicable, etc.

"

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However, for six months, the mayor has nevertheless noted an upsurge in delinquency among 12 to 17 year olds.

We cannot stand idly by

”, loose the former sports journalist, “

I cannot accept that at two o'clock in the morning, a 14-year-old comes to stone and smash bus shelters or throw mortar at the police municipal

”.

Without this alarming observation, he swears, “

I would not have made this decision

”.

Reelected in the first round of the last municipal at 75%, the mayor DVD considers himself legitimate in his decision, certifying that the decree was very well received by eight out of ten Pisciacais.

"

My constituents know the rules, it's like in sport

", insists Karl Olive.

The objective is on the one hand to send a message to young delinquents and their families by creating an electric shock, "

without any stigmatization

", specifies the ex-LR, very comfortable, he said. , on issues of diversity and integration.

But it is also and above all, a strong message sent to the vast majority of its citizens “

who simply demand accuracy

”.

The device is activated in the event of flagrante delicto noted by the police.

He explains, moreover, that the greatest difficulty comes from the parents who often refuse support.

"

Talking about public funds makes them come back and allows us to meet them, it's important,

" says the mayor.

When a 12-year-old kid is caught setting fire to the equipment in a stadium, for a repair cost of 20,000 euros, is the taxpayer paying?

», Launches the chosen one.

"25 years of wearing blinders"

Supporter of "

proportionate

"

measures

, Karl Olive recalls that it is "

optional aid and obviously not social aid", "it is a first step

", he assures.

Aware that in order to try to reduce juvenile delinquency, even with “

this tool

”, he will not succeed alone, he calls for the collaboration of donors and the State.

“For

25 years we have been wearing blinders on the situation in certain working-class neighborhoods that have become lawless areas.

The State knows it, today as for twenty years and we are looking elsewhere.

It will explode in our face.

The president of “

Génération terrain

” also invites the mayors of France to go in this direction, to create a dynamic.

In agreement with Éric Dupond-Moretti on the 1945 ordinance for more supervision of juvenile delinquents, he especially pleads pragmatism: "

We want a rapid judicial and penal response

", insists the mayor.

And if I am given the opportunity,” he concludes, “within 48 hours, we impose community service for these people, and we let it be known.

"

Source: lefigaro

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