In the German city of Karlsruhe, a group of teenagers aged 13 to 16 committed a series of daring car thefts, suspected of robbing about 25 car dealerships and workshops. According to investigators, the teenagers stole cars, drove around the city and got into minor accidents.
The leader of the gang was a 13-year-old Syrian who came to the attention of German law enforcement agencies at the age of 10. Over the past three years, he has committed more than 250 crimes. The second 13-year-old participant is a native of Sudan, who has about 50 offenses on his record, most of which were committed over the past year and a half. Two other participants, 16-year-old German citizens, together with their younger partners, committed about 70 crimes.
Some of the thefts were recorded on surveillance cameras, which helped identify the teenagers. The owner of a local car dealership, Kilian Schmidt, expressed his dissatisfaction: “They broke windows, ransacked my office and stole my clients’ car keys. Why haven't these lousy thieves been jailed long ago? They get away with it with impunity and laugh in the faces of the police. I've lost faith in the justice system.”
At the moment, the sixteen-year-old gang members have already been taken into custody, but the other two cannot be prosecuted under the law because they are too young for this. Parents are also not held accountable for their children's actions, raising further questions about the justice system and its ability to deal with such cases.
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