Does your state/country allow juvenile criminals to be imprisoned with adults? Do you think the possibility of life without parole, perhaps among adults, is a suitable deterrent for would-be youthful offenders? Does either penalty offer the criminal a chance at rehabilitation? Should allowances be made for younger criminals, even if they are guilty of the worst crimes? What crimes, if any, should be punished by harsh sentences? Was the Supreme Court right to make it illegal to sentence a minor to death?
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Juvenile Life Sentences?
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Showing mercy to young hoodlums has certainly dropped the rate at which juveniles commit serious crimes.
Right?
Right?
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That's all I'm going to say about it.......
Should allowances be made for younger criminals, even if they are guilty of the worst crimes?
No.
What crimes, if any, should be punished by harsh sentences?
You take someones life then you better be ready to give up yours for the rest of your miserable life.
Was the Supreme Court right to make it illegal to sentence a minor to death?
No. The system right now actually encourages them. How? Most get a slap on the wrist and out they go to keep doing the same things over and over.
No.
What crimes, if any, should be punished by harsh sentences?
You take someones life then you better be ready to give up yours for the rest of your miserable life.
Was the Supreme Court right to make it illegal to sentence a minor to death?
No. The system right now actually encourages them. How? Most get a slap on the wrist and out they go to keep doing the same things over and over.
Juveniles should know right from wrong. They should be tried, convicted and sentenced as adults. Over here, they are not even allowed to be publicly identified.
By what age should they know right from wrong?
I absolutely think that there should be a different criteria when judging juveniles of criminal behaviour. After all, a juvenile is anybody below the legal age. I mean are we really arguing that this seven year old should be charged as an adult? Although it is my understanding that a lot of nuance is already part of the process behind how people are charged. Factoring in the developmental stage of a person should definitely be something we continue to do.
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7-year-old accidentally runs over little sister in family car
New Hampshire toddler rushed to hospital with serious injuries after she was accidentally run over by her 7-year-old sister, who was behind the wheel of the family car
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I absolutely think that there should be a different criteria when judging juveniles of criminal behaviour. After all, a juvenile is anybody below the legal age. I mean are we really arguing that this seven year old should be charged as an adult? Although it is my understanding that a lot of nuance is already part of the process behind how people are charged. Factoring in the developmental stage of a person should definitely be something we continue to do.
7-year-old accidentally runs over little sister in family car
New Hampshire toddler rushed to hospital with serious injuries after she was accidentally run over by her 7-year-old sister, who was behind the wheel of the family car
I'd say in that scenario the mother was at fault for letting the 7 year old start the car, be in it alone and unattended. That's really irresponsible.
Yep, child endangerment as the 7 year old is definitely not developed enough to have that level of responsibility. But sadly they are old enough that this kind of experience could stay with them for the rest of their life. I sincerely hope they don't blame themself.
I had a similar thing happen to me but nobody got hurt. Me and my cousin were playing around as kids in his moms car. One of us bumped the car into neutral and we rolled out into the street. I still think about that and it happened when I was very little. If a car was driving by at that moment we would have been badly injured or killed (depending on how fast the car was going).
In Britain, the minimum legal age of criminal responsibility (i.e. the age at which you are deemed to know right from wrong) is 10 and that is about right. By then you should be able to distinguish right from wrong and a teenager certainly should.
What about kids with mental issues?
Mental issues fair enough. But most of them are just annoying, evil little turds.
I wouldn't say most, but some are, yes.
In North Carolina there's only one circumstance that can justify a life term for a juvenile: (1) if the crime in question is murder. However, regardless of whether it was first or second degree murder they cannot be given a life w/out parole term; instead, they receive a sentence equal to a presumptive 2nd-degree murder sentence of 125 to 192 months in prison (of which they must serve the minimum minus time served prior to entering the adult corrections system).
I don't even know what lands a kid in jail for life where I live. Probably the same as yours.
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