Someone I know was recently caught shoplifting, and she is 15 years old. When she was caught, the police were going to just release her to her parents, but she kept lying to the cops about her dad's number and address because she was scared for him to find out. When they finally did get the correct info, they released her to her dad, but the officer arranged for her to do 4 hours of community service, not for stealing, but for lying to him and wasting his time. Do you think this is right, or do you feel that there should be harsher consequences to deter kids from repeating these offenses? When my daughter was 6 she stole some candy from Wal Mart and I didn't know it until we got home. I took her back to the store immediately, and made her return it to the service desk, and I then I got the store security people to take her in the back of the store and threaten to call the police on her and they scared the sh*t out of her. I also grounded her, and whooped her butt when we got home.
2006-07-31 15:40:13 · 7 answers · asked by jensarquist 3 in Politics & Government ➔ Law Enforcement & Police
I think that teenagers everywhere who are caught for shoplifting should have to do lots of community service.. 100 hours.. plus they should have to stand outside of the business they stole from wearing a sign saying they were caught shoplifting from this store. The sad part is that parents are allowing their children to be irresponsible these days. They will do anything to get their child out of legal trouble. What they don't realize is that these children are criminals in the making.. they will learn they don't have to pay the concequences for their actions because mom and dad will. I think that yes, there should be stronger punishment legally and in the home.
2006-08-01 02:12:16 · answer #1 · answered by Mary J 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Wow. You advantageous have mixed up recommendations approximately "age of consent". An person having intercourse with a minor is customarily unlawful. A 14 year previous can't CONSENT to intercourse, even however they think of they want it. Their decision isn't legally valid. in lots of states, although, there is an age of consent. meaning..a minor OF a definite AGE is permitted to consent to intercourse, offering each and every so often that the guy are no better than a constrained distinction in age. In different words.. a 17 year previous and 19 year previous does not be statutory rape. A 17 year previous and a 30 year previous could nonetheless be statutory rape. Statutory rape meaning is that that's "rape" by regulation, whether the guy agrees. the different sort is forcible rape, meaning no person consented, and age isn't a ingredient.
2016-10-01 08:06:41 · answer #2 · answered by bjorne 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Good God! Don't even get me started on the juvenile justice system in VA. You'd think that someone who burglarizes a business and destroyed soo much property inside that they can't even open the next week wouldn't get realeased to his parents that same night. VA has a points system. The only problem is that if a juvi commits a felony, but not a violent one (murder, maiming), then he won't get immediately locked up if he doesn't have enough points, even though the crime was a mojor one.
Headache? You bet.
2006-08-01 04:42:59 · answer #3 · answered by Family Guy 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I dont think there 2 leniant because im on probation for fraud stealing a credit card of my mom's and i have 6 months probation and 40 hours of community service so no they NOT LENIANT!
2006-07-31 16:39:56 · answer #4 · answered by Jillian Amber 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Laws against minors should be properly implemented in order that they will be trained to follow the rules instead on circumventing the laws. The improper implementation makes them corrupt when becoming adults.
2006-07-31 15:49:45 · answer #5 · answered by FRAGINAL, JTM 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
problem is to many liberals in this world.
2006-07-31 15:57:06 · answer #6 · answered by melinda b 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes i think they are and thats why they do it again
2006-08-01 04:34:02 · answer #7 · answered by mike g 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋