The deadly children of Ecuador have shocked a violent country. Is a new law the way to fix the crisis?
- Posted on February 2, 2025
- By The Toronto Star
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The deadly children of Ecuador have shocked a violent country. Is a new law the way to fix the crisis?
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One legislator is pushing for more severe punishment but others in the country blame not the young killers but a state which "has failed them in every way.”