Carlos Fandango

I am shocked and disgusted by the story of Captain Ken Kunkel who was assaulted by two kids and this woman while supervising air cadets selling poppies. He’s now undergone emergency spinal surgery and may never walk again. The 11 year old who did this can’t be charged, and the 12 year old will get some minor penalty. This is not justice. The youth criminal justice act needs serious reform. Who are these kids? Who are their parents? What punishments can we apply to violent youth crime? If you’re old enough and strong enough to kick and stomp a full grown man on the ground such that he is paralyzed - you’re old enough to face justice. We need to know their names, and their parents’ names. This shameful behaviour needs to be exposed. Every element of social and peer pressure should be used to shame families involved in this behaviour. All kids do stupid things, even kids of good parents. But if your 11 year old is assaulting and paralyzing a grown man, that’s on you parents. Something went wrong years ago. This is not justice, and we’re seeing an uptick in gangs deliberately using underage kids to commit shockingly violent crimes because they’re not tried as adults. There’s plenty of kids that know this and laugh. For people who laugh off decency and restraint, the corresponding punishment should do the same. This 11 year old can change this Captain’s life, and that of his wife, kids and grandchildren forever, and yet his life will go on as usual. Absolutely shocking and disgusting. If you can deliberately and maliciously destroy someone’s life, there must be some degree of accountability from either you or your parents, even if you’re 11. We have 11 year olds assaulting teachers in schools as well. Time to bring back corporal punishment. Praying for a speedy recovery for Captain Kunkel.