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Stephanie B

Arguments supporting our bill - 45 views

started by Stephanie B on 11 Apr 12 no follow-up yet
  • Maeve Poleman
    #2 Maeve Poleman on 11 Apr 12
     
    One good part about our bill is that it includes mandatory rehabilitation for ALL kids. This is very good and will mean that for everyone that does not get a life sentence, they will have a second chance at life, and with , hopefully, a new outlook on life, also.
Stephanie B

Arguments against our bill - 21 views

started by Stephanie B on 11 Apr 12 no follow-up yet
  • Maeve Poleman
    #2 Maeve Poleman on 11 Apr 12
     
    One argument that you could make against our bill is that if we say that for very serious crimes, kids 15 -18 will be sent to an adult court, this means that they will be given the punishment that an adult would be given. OUr bill said nothing against capital punishment for juveniles, so if kids are sentenced this, they will die. This I don't agree with.
anonymous

What should our bill say? - 137 views

started by anonymous on 02 Apr 12 5 follow-ups, last by Kieran B on 16 Apr 12
  • Maeve Poleman
    #18 Maeve Poleman on 03 Apr 12
     
    When juveniles commit crimes like murder or rape, then they should be sent to jail after a fair trial. You can't let a crime that huge off the hook so easily. What's to stop juveniles from doing a crime like this again if their first time they received none or little punishment? I think that for less serious crimes juveniles should be sent to a rehabilitation center after a fair trial. This is because maybe there was a reason that they committed this crime, or something that made it our of their control/power. I also think that it might work if all juveniles 15 or over should go to adult courts, and any younger should go to juvenile courts.
    I heard about a case where a juvenile who commited burgalry went to jail, and when he came out he went to college, and then became a proffeser. This shows that lesser crimes shouldm't go unpunished, but they should defineitly get a second chance.
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  • Maeve Poleman
    #27 Maeve Poleman on 04 Apr 12
     
    Karin, I was thinking about that. Maybe everyone 15 or lder- or something like that- should be tried in an adult court, and anyone younger should go to juvenile courts. We need to make sure that juvenile courts give full rights, though.
  • Maeve Poleman
    #28 Maeve Poleman on 04 Apr 12
     
    Nicole, I get what your saying about juveniles should only go to adult prisons if they make a very serious or repeated offense. We could say: any kind of affense over 15 should go to an adult court, but only the very serious ones should actually go to adult prisons. For offenses besides murder and rape, there should be juv. jails that include rehailitation.
  • Maeve Poleman
    #29 Maeve Poleman on 04 Apr 12
     
    Mira, I know what your saying. But i still think for the most serious crimes, juv should still go to jail. I found out that 10% of all homicides are commited by juveniles. Jailing evtremely dangerous criminals under 18 could save alot of lives.. . .
  • Maeve Poleman
    #41 Maeve Poleman on 05 Apr 12
     
    I agree with you Kieran . Should we add that everyone over 15 gets to go to an adult court-. . .. ?
    If people agree with this/ Kierans, say so and then we can right a final bill.
  • Maeve Poleman
    #76 Maeve Poleman on 06 Apr 12
     
    Yeah sounds good. Isn;'t kinda long. . . . . .
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