Do you believe that there should be harsher punishments for minors who commit crimes?
(any ideas are greatly appreciated!)
2006-12-11 14:14:02 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics
there was this really interesting case on tv the other day about two brothers who killed their dad, maybe you should write something about them in your paper. They were really young but some pedophile kinda encouraged them to kill their dad because they thought that way they would be able to live with the pedophile who called himself a family friend.
2006-12-11 14:19:37 · answer #1 · answered by texascomet 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I personally feel that minors who commit crimes have irresponsible parents or guardians, which is a reason they would get into trouble in the first place because of the lack of supervision. There is nothing that irritates me more than parents who ignore their children, and this is my opinion that it is the parents who allow thier children to get into trouble because they ignore them, or let them go unsupervised.
I do not feel that the punishment should be harsher for minors, I think it is high time to put parents in the place to take on some of the heat for what their children do.
There was a law put in place where I used to live that when a student set off the fire alarm in the school building and was caught, the parents were forced to pay a hefty fine.
2006-12-11 14:30:57 · answer #2 · answered by designerista 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hmm... the mens rea for different crimes is obv. variable, but the default mens rea of wrecklessness would seem inapplicable to a child.
This would make every child immediatley culpable for committing amost any crime (even carrying scissors down the hallway and dropping them on a youger sibling)... this is clearly not tenable.
I know the ruling under c/l tort doctrine is that children who engage in "adult activities" like riding a motorbike are held to the same liability as an adult, under the theory that another driver may not be able to tell it is a kid driving the motorbike...
You could maybe say that criminal remedies and c/l [economic remedies] are the same thing, in that one extracts the $ directly while the other imposes a loss of income potential in the present and future...
(one final normative claim is that children are more the products of their environment than any other class of offender, and so we should be more lenient with them in the hope that they will learn and change)
2006-12-11 14:29:10 · answer #3 · answered by Hub-ub 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I believe that the punishment should fit the crime, egging a car wash cars for a few days.
Kill someone, life in prison. I am not talking about accidents. If a 13 year old picks up a gun and thinks he is a "Gangster" and murders some one... well he was "Man enough to kill" now be man enough to do the time.
I do not believe in Capital punishment for the young but someone needs to let them know that they are accountable for their own actions.
One of the major failings of society as a whole is parents failing to know what thier kids are into or doing. Maybe parents should shoulder some of the blame for out of control kids. It is had to disipline your kids when you have to fear nosey neighbors turning you in for abuse.
My dad smacked the crap out of me when I needed it and I would never accuse him of abuse.
Just some thoughts on the matter.
2006-12-11 14:39:46 · answer #4 · answered by eric_the_red_101 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
For the most part juvenile offenders do not have the same capacity for mentally committing to a crime as adults do. Their judgment is hampered by lack of experience and poor impulse control that is often corrected by a different type of correction than mere confinement in prison.
2006-12-11 14:25:21 · answer #5 · answered by booksofstars 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Harsher than what? Remember, swift, sure punishment is the best way to teach any animal. If the consequenses of your actions cause you more grief than you want, then you will avoid that action.
2006-12-11 14:23:20 · answer #6 · answered by damndirtyape212 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
This is hard topic but I'd have to go with the answer, "Yes". Too many minors are getting off Scott free for terrible crimes.
2006-12-11 14:16:28 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-12-11 07:24:24 · answer #8 · answered by kleckner 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It all depends on the crime if it involves death they should go to jail for a along time.
2006-12-11 14:18:53 · answer #9 · answered by CHRIS 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think with repeat offenders, parents should be held more responsible.
2006-12-11 14:16:22 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋