Juvinile Delinquency

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Juvenile Delinquency

Ashley Newman

        Children are most known for playing with toys, getting dirty, and laughing like there is no tomorrow.  But now, some kids as young as nine years old are turning into what we never wanted them to become; criminals.  The cause for this can be many things, such as a bad childhood, or peer pressure.  Regaurdless of the causes, Americans are becoming concerned that our happy, playful children are growing up too fast, and causing our criminal rates to skyrocket. But how should they be punished? Juvenile offenders are becoming a question to society; should they be punished as if they were adults and be put to jail and death row, or should we treat them like childred, and cut them some slack?

        To many people, if the crime is bad enough, juveniles should be put to death row, and no free rides should be given to kids under the age of 18.  If our juvenile system is considered best in the world, then the rest of the world must be having serious problems with there systems.

        The purpose of the death penalty is to protect our nations future and to give no mercy.  If adults can be sent to death row, why can’t teens?  If teens think they have the mental abilities to make these decisions, they should take responsibility for there actions.  If we keep on letting them go, people are going to be continuously commiting crimes. Although, if we allow teens to go to death row, the juveniles will take precaution, knowing the consequences.

        Letting these kids go is not benefiting our country, neither is it benefiting society.  For some, they think that we should not be giving sympathy for the young or the old if they have the ability to take the lives of innocent people.  Why should we feel bad for murderers?  If age is just a number, why are we allowing it to start controversies in our juvenile system.  Of course those who are for the death penalty are not concluding that five year olds should be put to death, but those serious offenders of reasonable age should take responsibilty for there actions.

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        “How can murder be taken seriously if the penalty isnt equally serious?  A crime after all, is only as servere as the punishment that follows it.” (Chris Landorfer p. 1)

        For those who feel sympathy for the children, think of the innocent people who either lost there life or who had there lives changed because of one mistake.  People of all ages need to be penalized for there own mistakes.

        Another reason why the death penalty should apply for teens is that it will protect the future of our country.  If we continue to let criminals pass by, they will ...

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