2007-03-14 14:31:47 · 11 answers · asked by tim g 1 in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics
Yes , Depending how violent their crime is .
How else are they suppose to learn what they had done was wrong ?
They certainally aren't learning it in the home .....
2007-03-14 14:35:58 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes depending on the crime. EXAMPLE: If you are a juvenile and are abusing acohol and or drugs and drive a vehicle and kill someone than yes i believe they should be tried as an adult. On the other hand, if you are involved in a car accident as a juvenile with no drugs or acohol involved then I believe that you should be tried as a juvenile.
Hope this helps ;)
2007-03-14 21:36:36 · answer #2 · answered by lilmaa56 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No. I would like to first say that a teen killed my friend as he walked his dog, my friend didn't have his wallet on him when the teen tried to rob him, the kid was on a bike, my friend was a half block from the front door of his parish rectory, yes he was a reverend Catholic, a priest. He was also a cannon lawyer for the church and an English professor at Xavier University. I don't think they ever found him, a neighbor seen a kid on a bike but it was dark and the witness was elderly. We his family and friends were many and we had to learn to forgive.We need to teach compassion in our country. It's about the material world we live in but all are not able to share in. In our country there are still slaves, it's everyone that works for the corporate world. It's not democrat or republican here it's corporate or slave. There is a lot of stuff kids want and can't get so they kill for it. We have to teach our kids, we have to all go back to school, the school of learning to love.
2007-03-14 21:52:16 · answer #3 · answered by lee f 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think that the punishment should fit the crime, not the criminal. Therefore, if a juvenile commits an "adult" crime, the juvenile should be tried as an adult.
2007-03-14 21:34:47 · answer #4 · answered by la buena bruja 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
In certain circumstances where it is an older teen and they have pre-meditated a crime and have planned it all out, then yes, they should. If they are going to 'think' like adults, then they should be 'tried' as adults.
2007-03-14 21:36:05 · answer #5 · answered by gr8n1derful 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No. I think most Kids don't have a clue as to the consequences of their actions. Not every child is the same, but we do need a standard. 18 seems to work for most states.
2007-03-14 21:35:42 · answer #6 · answered by Matt 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Absolutely. The day when they were 'innocent' and 'making a youthful mistake' are long gone. They know the system is geared to leniency, and they play it.
2007-03-14 21:37:11 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Depends on the crime and the juvenile.
2007-03-14 21:34:15 · answer #8 · answered by Rich C 3 · 1⤊ 2⤋
Well...if they do adult crimes...then there should be adult time...It just really depends on what their crime record has been...etc.
2007-03-14 21:36:06 · answer #9 · answered by ticklemeblue 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes, if they commit murder.
No, if they just get into small trouble.
2007-03-14 21:34:20 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋