2024-03-18 19:37:15
The Styrian Governor Christopher Drexler (ÖVP) questioned the fact that criminal responsibility is only available from the person’s 14th birthday on Monday evening during his “Styria speech” on the occasion of St. Joseph’s Day, the Styrian state holiday, on March 19th. He followed, among others, Federal Chancellor Karl Nehammer (ÖVP), who initiated the discussion. In his speech at the Old University of Graz, Drexler also once once more mentioned his vision for the Steirer ambulances.
“For me, St. Joseph’s Day is a chance to look further and further into the future,” said the state governor. But a “dark mood” had taken over the country. There is a lot of pessimism, “too much pessimism. Who is surprised: when you read the daily news, you often feel completely different,” he said, talking regarding wars. Liberal democracy is under pressure like it hasn’t been for many decades.
Drexler also recognizes a “fear of losing cultural identity.” For example through migration, but also technological progress: “Some people wonder whether they can still keep up.” He spoke regarding the “unbelievable acts” that have come to light in recent weeks: there are young girls, children who are exposed to drugs, alcohol and rape – a whole “gang of minors, even children, who abuse a child.” The alleged perpetrators came from migrant backgrounds and are largely at large for the time being. “Is this the right way to deal with such perpetrators? Is this the way we want to be treated as a liberal society?” It’s not regarding populism, but regarding the question of whether people still find the legal system appropriate.
“I have the feeling that more and more people don’t understand and accept this approach. At least that’s how I feel. I don’t know whether the discussed reduction in criminal responsibility is a solution or even the solution. But I know that you can’t go back to business as usual. ” Switzerland deals with it differently: “Criminal responsibility begins at the age of ten. I ask myself the question: Isn’t someone who is old enough to commit such atrocities also old enough to take responsibility for them?” The guests applauded Drexler, who in turn emphasized: “There is no question that our legal system needs to change, urgently needs to change.”
The basic idea of treating young criminals differently is justified, but in the recently reported case it seems to be out of touch with reality. “We are dealing with a new intensity of crime. More and more boundaries are not only being crossed, but also being torn down. Merely telling the perpetrators well is the wrong instrument. The rule of law and the judiciary are called upon.” He will meet with experts following Easter to discuss what can be done and submitted to the federal government.
In his speech, the state governor also addressed the issue of housing and said: “It must also be possible for young people to own property once more.” He wants to make new attempts to convince the financial market supervisory authority that “the unspeakable credit real estate measures regulation” will become history once more. “When a regulation is called that, the suspicion is that it is misleading, just like the name.” It is a “regulation of incapacitation and theft of perspectives for young people,” ranted Drexler.
All politically relevant topics followed – from family policy to reducing bureaucracy and health. Drexler once once more mentioned the so-called Steirer outpatient clinics as a “supplementary instrument”. The vision is that they should also provide the most comprehensive care possible at night and relieve the burden on hospital outpatient departments. State Health Councilor Karlheinz Kornhäusl is in discussions regarding this, but there were no further details for the time being. And Drexler called the planning for the “LKH 2040” a new project – similar to the LKH 2000 and 2020 packages. He wants to fight with the federal government for a new children’s hospital center by 2040.
The speech was accompanied by musical accompaniment in the form of clarinet sounds and a keynote speech by master butcher Robert Buchberger from Pöllau in Eastern Styria. The entrepreneur, known far beyond the region, gave insights into his traditional craft, but also presented himself with a progressive zeitgeist and courageous visions that would have taken him far in life. He advocated a path “away from excess and towards more respect for food” and he would like consumers to go shopping more often to the farmer’s shop or to the regional seller – less to the discounter.
Buchberger is now exporting his know-how to Thailand to the Yoovidhya family, the majority owners of Red Bull. He has already had members of the family as guests in Pöllauer Tal, where the original sausage delivery gave rise to an even larger project: Buchberger is now giving this Nephews of the Red Bull shareholder setting up a sausage factory with quality standards from Styria Tips: “They’ll start building there soon,” says Buchberger proudly.
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