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Argument against our law - 16 views

Mira coffey Karin rand

started by Stephanie B on 17 Apr 12
  • Stephanie B
    #1 Stephanie B on 17 Apr 12
     
    notes against the bill
  • Stephanie B
    #2 Stephanie B on 17 Apr 12
     
    sorry about the name thing it got all messed up
  • Mira Coffey
    #3 Mira Coffey on 17 Apr 12
     
    Here's one that i have,
    If the punishment is the same as adults for the offenders that are old enough for the same punishment that adults get by showing how we won't let them off easy just because they are juveniles may stop other from committing any crime that might get adult consequences. do you think that you guys can help me find more "Meat" or facts to add to it
  • Mira Coffey
    #4 Mira Coffey on 17 Apr 12
     
    http://www.capitalpunishmentincontext.org/issues/juveniles Might be helpful. has information about capital punishment. Enjoy
  • Mira Coffey
    #5 Mira Coffey on 17 Apr 12
     
    Heres Another
    Our bill says nothing about capital punishment,so if the offender has committed a very serious crime, is between the ages 15 and 18 and is in a state that allows capital punishment (States that allow capital punishment:Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Washington, Wyoming) then since they are trialed as an adult then they would get capital punishment. I strongly disagree with this because although yes they have committed a very serious crime they are still a juvenile and they do Not deserve capital punishment. "Their inexperience, less education, and less intelligence make the teenager less able to evaluate the consequences of his or her conduct while at the same time he or she is much more apt to be motivated by mere emotion or peer pressure than is an adult. The reasons why juveniles are not trusted with the privileges and responsibilities of an adult also explain why their irresponsible conduct is not as morally reprehensible as that of an adult."
  • Mira Coffey
    #6 Mira Coffey on 18 Apr 12
     
    another Note (sorry)
    i'm not going to be able to get on until later
    tonight but i will look through and comment.
  • Stephanie B
    #7 Stephanie B on 18 Apr 12
     
    A not for mine
    they only have capital punishment in some states but in those states it is legal to do that too kids depending on the crime like murder of more than one person. One of the most known states still using capital punishment is Texas.
  • Stephanie B
    #8 Stephanie B on 18 Apr 12
     
    *note
  • Karin R
    #9 Karin R on 19 Apr 12
     
    Wow! Great information guys. Sorry i haven't been on earlier but i think i may have a good point for your issue Mira about the age of a juvenile. The brain has not fully developed until the age of 25 years old. But in society we give people at the age of 21 the right to legally drink alcohol. Most people by then can drive too. But we prohibit them from full "benefits" of adulthood because we want to protect them. This should be especially true in court where the individual's well being is directly affected. The age for the entering adulthood should be common between the court system and other laws. I think the age should be at least 20 and under.
    http://www.youthfacts.org/crime.html
    From skimming this page i saw the 2nd table has the crimes by age and you will see that from age 18-24 the crime rate is almost as high as from less than 18 years old. Should they be considered juveniles? Lots of states don't include them but should we?

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