The Carabinieri of the Sorrento station have notified six young people between the ages of 18 and 20, already arrested last October for having brutally attacked an 18-year-old local, of the ban on access to urban areas (Urban Daspo).
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Il measure, issued by the public security authority, prohibits six guys di frequent the central area of Sorrento for the next two years, especially during the nightlife hours, from 21pm to 00am.
The measure comes in the wake of the violent beating happened in October 2023, when the six young people attacked a peer, causing him severe maxillofacial trauma with a four-month prognosis.
I am under house arrest
For that fact they had been arrested by the Sorrento Carabinieri company and were placed under house arrest by order of the Court of Torre Annunziata.
The urban Daspo represents a further step by the authorities to combat youth violence and guarantee safety in the nightlife areas of Sorrento.
Article published on 1 April 2025 - 08:51
It is important that the authorities take action against youth violence, but I wonder if the Daspo is really the best solution. The kids could find other ways to express their rebellion, and security is not just a ban.