A petition calling for action to be taken to address the amount of 'disturbing' youth violence in Glasgow will go before Parliament.
Alex O'Kane, founder of the No1seems2care community group, set up the petition due to the number of incidents of youth violence unfolding across the city. He called for more to be done to prevent the violence and also to hold the perpetrators accountable for their behaviour.
The community activist said more police resources must be made available to keep kids and the public safe following a string of incidents - some of which have been filmed and circulated on social media.
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His petition, now named Abbie's petition after the 12-year-old victim of a violent attack, has attracted nearly 3,000 signatures.
Mr O'Kane told the Daily Record: "The current system to tackle bullying is not working. There has to be a perception of consequences to prevent and deter children from carrying out violence."
Along with Abbie's mother Angela, the pair want to see better bullying interventions put in place in schools, social care facilities, and on the streets to prevent violent acts from taking place.
Angela added: "The Scottish Government needs to put more funding into educating children about bullying and there need to be stronger consequences. Bullying never starts severe, it starts small and it needs to be tackled early on to prevent violent acts."
"I want children to feel safer in schools and safe on the streets. We need deterrents to prevent violent acts from happening and relief support for victims and their families."
A spokesperson for the Scottish Parliament Citizen Participation and Public Petition Committee said: "The Scottish Parliament has accepted the petition and the Citizen Participation and Public Petitions Committee will consider it in due course.”
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