is there no possibility for rehabilitation?
2007-08-31 01:15:17 · 12 answers · asked by mojo569 4 in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics
depends. They have charged as low as 12 year olds as adults. dpends on the child. I think they should if it is clear they knew it was wrong to do and that there is no hope for rehabilitation.
2007-08-31 03:06:47 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's always looked to me like rehab is a shaky idea at best.
And it seems to me that if one is able to wake up in the morning, dress themselves, fix a breakfast meal, choose what TV program to wathc, etc, then this person has enough brains to know that killing is a no-no. So I'm a little impatient with insanity defense and 16 year old murderers being released on turning 21.
So, to actually answer your question, yes they should be tried as adults.
2007-08-31 08:39:01 · answer #2 · answered by Robert K 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If someone premeditates murder, knowing full well the consequences of their actions (like a 17-year old gang-banger, for instance), society should vindicate the VICTIM'S RIGHTS by executing the perpetrator, not waste money trying to "rehabilitate" a little blood-thirsty thug.
2007-08-31 08:22:26 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 1⤋
on many accounts, rehabilitation is impossible because once they go home and mix with their circles again, they start from scratch. I think that serious youth murderers should be detained, rehabilitated and then relocated somewhere far from their home...however this enfirnges on some human rights :/
2007-08-31 08:23:17 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 3⤋
It depends on the severity of the crime... for instance, if they killed three people then of course one would surely want to try them as an adult. For the rehab thing, again, it depends on the severity of the situation. Could that person be recovered from a crime of ___ magnitude? It should be attempted at the least. Kids still have immaturity.
2007-08-31 08:26:18 · answer #5 · answered by Kristin 3 · 1⤊ 2⤋
it depends on the courts.i would not try them as adults because i feel that they are not mature enough to know what they are doing and most can be rehabilitated and become good people if given the chance, and councelling.
2007-08-31 08:25:13 · answer #6 · answered by morningstar6707 5 · 1⤊ 2⤋
Yes! But I disagree with sending them to adult prisons. They need to be detained in a juvenile setting and given military training until their of legal age.
2007-08-31 09:09:50 · answer #7 · answered by MISTY 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Yes ... that's what the court system and a trial is for .... finding innocence or guilt and deciding the punishment.
2007-08-31 08:30:27 · answer #8 · answered by John 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
yes and no on the "rehabilitation"
2007-08-31 08:22:13 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 5⤊ 0⤋
In some cases yes...
2007-08-31 08:27:20 · answer #10 · answered by Grogan 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋