00:01Italy has announced widespread new security measures, including the deployment of 500
00:06soldiers to Milan through the end of the year, after protests over the rising cost of living
00:11turned violent over the weekend. The decree would make it easier to prosecute minors over
00:1614 and holds parents responsible for peeing for damage. Milan police said 2,000 youths
00:23participated in the riots on Saturday night, many of whom looted shops and set fire to
00:28property. With the roughly 50 people arrested over the weekend, more than 30 were minors.
00:34It also creates a new criminal offense of violent participation in a demonstration, punishable
00:39by up to five years in prison and a fine of up to 20,000 euros.
00:44These are unacceptable scenes that no one can think of minimizing or justifying.
00:49For this reason, the Minister's Council has approved a new decree to prevent and contrast
00:54these violences. They add to those approved in these months, from biometric recognition
01:00and also with artificial intelligence, to give a name to those who are hiding behind a
01:05carpet.
01:06The decree, which must be converted to law by Parliament within 60 days, also automatically
01:11presumes that anyone over the age of 14 is capable of understanding their own actions,
01:16unless proven otherwise. That, until now, was up to a judge to determine.
01:22The unrest in Italy coincided with nationwide demonstrations in France against rising living
01:27costs and in support of high school students' grievances.
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