It's too late

This is Wiremu's story. He's 16, already has 60 charges for theft and assault against him and thinks he will probably go to prison after he turns 17. Two things stand out.

There is no mention of any family (unless you count the relative that taught him how to break into cars).

He says he has too much time on his hands.

I've met kids like this. They say what you want to hear, like, they want to do a building apprenticeship, and then in the next breath they have to remind you how wicked they are. They are basically amoral.

The odds are it's too late for this kid. He is telling us there will be more victims and we are letting him run free and probably even paying him a benefit to boot. How sick is that?