#746 Adult Crimes Should Mean Adult Punishment

The Niall Boylan Podcast (They Told Me To Shut Up) · May 26, 2026 · 1h 19m

Niall talks to callers about the growing outrage after two 15-year-old boys in the UK walked free from court despite being convicted of raping two girls, filming the attacks on their phones and later sharing some of the footage online. The judge ruled that a custodial sentence would be too harsh because of their age, a decision that has sparked fierce public debate about whether teenagers who commit the most serious crimes should still be treated as children by the justice system.

In Ireland, young offenders between the ages of 12 and 17 are tried as minors and, even in cases involving the…