In some cases, in some states, a child of 14 years of age can and will be tried as an adult. What is the basis on the judgment, is age not a factor anymore? If it's believed that he was in the right state of mind to commit the crime, or the right state of mind to make a decision to commit the crime. Then shouldn't 14 year olds be allowed to smoke, marry, have sex, drink, buy cars, get jobs? If they are in the right state of mind to commit a crime and get tried as adults, should 14 year olds not be treated as adults, and given the right to do "adult" stuff? Or we as a society turn a blind eye and deny them to be adults, but when they get tried as adults we agree, that they are in an adult state of mind?
2006-06-29 04:54:21 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Other - Society & Culture
Hell, I agree with you.
-J.
2006-06-29 04:57:52 · answer #1 · answered by Jason 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
We hold them back from items that prove to be destructive if you have not developed the emotional maturity to deal with the consequences. True many adults do not have the maturity, but age is a common and measurable way to guage maturity.
As far as why do we punish them. Because they understand right from wrong, and they do commit crimes, knowing full well the repracusions from the crime. Society does everthing it can to assist kids down the path towards goodness. We guide them and control some factors that affect them. But if the kid still choses to defy laws and social norms, then they are doing so with knowldge and must be held responsible. The brutality of the act is the indication that they knew it was wrong.
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2006-06-29 12:01:52 · answer #2 · answered by Bacchus 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If they are noy physically or mentally impared in any way, and it is a crime, they should be punished. A crime is a crime. At fourteen I understood what was right and what was wrong. If they don't then they are mentally impared I think. Keeping them from drinking and smoking is for their own good. They try to keep EVERYONE from doing crimes and they keep children from doing those other things. Its all for their own good.
2006-06-29 12:00:39 · answer #3 · answered by chinadoll 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is because as a society we are hypocrites. For example we are fine with men looking at magazines like nuts or page 3, but the girls that pose on there are sluts.
2006-06-29 11:58:29 · answer #4 · answered by corleonelover 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋