After the UK pulled out of the EU and closed its borders, and after all the student riots and destruction of the 2020s, the Lorders dealt harshly with rioters, gangs, and terrorists the same way, no matter their age: imprisonment or death. But as things settled down, they were forced to accept compromise with Freedom UK in the Central Coalition, and harsh penalties were banned for under-sixteens. Slating was brought in to give them a second chance, a new life.
