Submitted by: Submitted by blahblahblah
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Category: Societal Issues
Date Submitted: 03/10/2011 01:14 PM
I do not believe that there should be NO consequences for crimes
committed by juvenile offenders however I do believe in leniency for
first maybe second time juvenile offenders. Not everyone is gifted
with the best upbringing. We are all creatures of habit. Without
proper guidance, before you are able to reach adulthood, formulate
opinions of your own, when peer pressure is in full effect, one is
incapable of making a informed decision.
When these children are placed in the system, they are in the worst of
conditions. They often get mentally and physically abused. By putting
them into the system and not showing them what the right way to live
is, will do more harm than good. These children still have a second
shot at healthy adulthood and growing into decent citizens when they
are not in the system. People have a weird way of meeting mentors,
friends who provide them with the guidance they were not able to
receive from their families.
Most times when juveniles enter the system, all they see is darkness.
They spend all their energy just trying to survive another day. They
are no longer capable of living a normal life. Normal life becomes too
overwhelming. They feel crime is something that is familiar to them
and the real world feels foreign. Even after they leave the system
chances are, they will commit more crime and get locked up again.
Not everything in life is textbook. People and the paths they walk are
not all the same. How can one uniformed law or system apply to all?
After releasing Dennis, Mike the cop took responsibility for his
actions by keeping a close eye on him. Making sure his actions in turn
did not harm others. Yes it is unfair that Stinky ended up in jail and
Dennis Watlington was let off the hook by Mike the cop. Perhaps Mike
did not see goodness in Stinky? I guess it's fate? luck?
Alot of people in authority figures abuse their powers. However, in
the case of Dennis Watlington, it was a very intuitive...