Last week's fresh wave of youth violence in New York City highlights the failure of the soft-on-crime approach taken by Albany, resulting in teens being both perpetrators and victims of violence.
Factors contributing to the rise in youth violence include the pandemic lockdowns that closed off programs crucial for keeping kids out of gangs, as well as laws like 'Raise the Age' that have unintentionally facilitated gang recruitment and reduced consequences for carrying firearms.
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