Activists gathered in Taipei to demand changes to the country's juvenile justice code. This comes after a fatal stabbing in December involving students at a middle school in New Taipei.
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00:00 People are gathered here in Taipei demanding changes to Taiwan's Juvenile Justice Act.
00:06 Calls for change began after a fatal stabbing involving students at a middle school in New Taipei City.
00:13 A petition circulating online is demanding that the government amend the law to prevent future tragedies.
00:19 The people here today are supporting those calls.
00:27 Organizers have three demands. One, increased rehabilitation controls for juveniles.
00:33 Two, mandatory counseling for parents of at-risk youth.
00:37 And three, increased resources for social services.
00:42 The event today also paid tribute to the student who was killed with a memorial service
00:46 and attendance from various government officials as well as his parents.
00:51 Activists say it's been nearly three months since the killing
00:55 and the government has yet to make any change in response.
00:58 Though remembering the victim is central to today's event,
01:01 spurring the change needed to prevent future tragedies is the main goal.
01:06 John Su and Leslie Liao in Taipei for Taiwan Plus.
01:09 (gentle music)