LARRIKINISM.
To the Editor. , , Sir,—l see by the papers that a Committee of Magistrates was appointed at a public meeting in Melbourne to consider the question of larrikinism, and they recommend the use of ihe birch to youthful offenders, and the application of the cat for the more hardened ones. Sir, I have long held the opinion that until this course is adopted, not only will larrikinism flourish, but worse still, the Press will still have to chronicle brutal assaults upon women and children, committed by wretches in the shape of men, to whom being sent to prison is no punishment, and who can only be deterred from their brutality by their sense of pain. I hope Soon to see' a law passed with this object, and I have:no doubt that it will have the desired effect. I hope some abler pen than mine ! will take up this subject, as it is one of great importance to the community.—Jam, &c., Observer.
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Ashburton Guardian, Volume III, Issue 548, 31 January 1882, Page 3
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161LARRIKINISM. Ashburton Guardian, Volume III, Issue 548, 31 January 1882, Page 3
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