Noosa News
Calls to wipe criminal records
Disabled First Nations man Justen Thomas, 43, turned to crime after he was abused by a Scout Leader, made a ward of the state and put into group homes.He was abused at age 11, homeless by 13 and took refuge at nights by sleeping on trains and at stations.Should troubled teens who turn their lives around have criminal records wiped?But instead of trying to help, authorities locked him up when he wasn’t able to pay thousands of dollars in fines he’d accrued for fare evasion and trespass.Mr Thomas’…
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