Spot the ACA viewers...
Lock him up? Sure cos none of us did anything stupid, illegal or punishable as teenagers. I always find it funny that generally the ones that want 'the book thrown at the cretin' will also belly ache about the cost of prisons and why the guvmint is wasting 'their tax dollars'. Also most likely baby boomers, you know the ones who have lived through never before seen prosperity and have destroyed the housing market for their children through negative gearing, with the added bonus of minimising the tax dollars they have to pay to said squandering guvmint.
Do you honestly think that by 'locking him up', you will solve all the problems? Recidivism already costs this country far too much. And harsh judicial penalties do not now, nor have they ever been an effective deterrent for criminal activity. Furthermore, compared to 20 years ago, with the exception of sexual assualt, we live in a safer Australia as a whole. But you don't 'feel' safe do you...
Perhaps a non custodial sentence and a rehabilitation/psych assesment would be the best option for society and the alleged offender. He's still young and odds are this is his first offence.
Finally, the statement that issuing fake clearances to an aircraft is close to hijacking is interesting. Would love to hear the reasoning behind that.
Nevermind, all aboard the outrage bus, next stop, the lynching tree.