go to jail? Be considered a danger to society? Be taken away from his parents?
I would say, yes, yes, and yes. He destroyed people's lives, workplaces, homes, properties, memories, animals, wildlife. Should he just sit home, and continue life as normal, or be punished?
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If he isn't put away, he'll do something again. Are we too lenient. Now, if he is insane or retarded and didn't know better I feel sorry, but if he was "normal", then this law has to be changed immediately. He is in the age of reason.
2007-11-07 12:24:16 · 33 answers · asked by Born Valentine's Day 5 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
And Seriously think about this: If this doesn't go on his RECORD, no one will ever know, and as a result his reputation would be covered up, and if he does something unlawful in the future, he'll look like he NEVER did a bad horrific deed. Your thoughts.
2007-11-07 12:25:23 · update #1
NOTE: Another kid, about 8 or 9 started a fire in the Hollywood Hills. This is DEFINITELY SENDING A MESSAGE OUT THAT you can do it and get away with it. Come on now. this IS MORE prevalent now. How come kids didn't do this in the 60s to 80s!!!!
2007-11-07 12:35:49 · update #2
No, he should not be sent to jail. Good lord, he's only ten, people!
From the news reports I listened to, this boy admitted to his parents that he was playing with a lit match, and it got out of his control.
So he is not some kind of budding arsonist or malicious criminal. How in the world do you think someone this young should be punished for an accident of this magnitude in the judicial system? There is no way he could possibly repay this kind of debt to society.
He's ten years old, which is old enough to see the devastation all around him and to know he was the cause. I really think that is quite enough suffering for him to have to live with.
How would you all like to be treated if you were this boy?
2007-11-07 12:45:51 · answer #1 · answered by Chantal G 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Is this a religious issue? Only in the sense that Biblically, parents are responsible for the training of their offspring. The fact is that the child did a childish thing. He needs the love and guidance of his parents. I would imagine that if the child is aware that his actions caused all of this, he may be quite upset right now. Or perhaps not. Perhaps it's all a great, exciting adventure to him. In that case he still needs the discipline of his parents to understand the gravity of the situation. Why do you assume he will do something like this again? What punishment were you given as a child for playing with fire or doing some other potentially dangerous thing? Most of us endured the censure of our parents and/or some other adult such as a teacher and went on to make other foolish, youthful choices for which we had to be corrected. Sending a 10 year old to jail would serve no useful purpose. It would only send to jail a naughty boy to be trained as a hardened criminal. THAT would probably ensure that he'd do something like this or worse in the future.
2007-11-07 20:38:13 · answer #2 · answered by babydoll 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Why not make him perform some type of community service to show him the seriousness of what he did? For instance, helping out the people who lost thier homes and businesses, helping them clean up debris, helping out in the rebuilding, {in a ten year-old capacity of course} or something aimed at having him compensate even in a small way for what he did. It would teach him a valuable lesson, and be much more humane and productive than taking him away from his parents.
2007-11-07 12:47:52 · answer #3 · answered by peekabugaboo 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I don't think he should go to jail, maybe some sort of juvenile facility. I think his parents should be punished, where were they?? He's gonna have to live with what he did for the rest of his life. I'm sure you've done something wrong before. It's not like he meant to do any of those things, he's 10. You could have killed someone by driving reckless, I'm sure you wouldn't mean it. Yes, what happened was a terrible tragedy, but he's 10
2007-11-07 12:39:56 · answer #4 · answered by freefromthecircuitry 4 · 2⤊ 1⤋
The idea of punishment vs. no action taken is a false dichotomy. A 10-year old is still developing, so the punishment you mention would only harm his development. Nobody knows whether he'll turn into an antisocial, dangerous adult, but taking him away from otherwise good parents (if they are otherwise good parents) and putting him a cage would certainly turn him into one. The idea that we should harshly punish any person who commits a wrongdoing is archaic and irresponsible.
I could not possibly disagree more with your way of thinking in this regard. I have to believe that you must understand next to nothing about developmental psychology.
2007-11-07 12:31:27 · answer #5 · answered by Buying is Voting 7 · 11⤊ 1⤋
Legally the age of reason is 18 which is why they are considered an adult. I see no reason to jail a ten year old child - you will only succeed in producing a hardened criminal who is even more likely to be a danger to society once he is released. I think the boy should have a juvenile trial, I think any future earnings for his lifetime should be docked and put into a fund for fire fighting equipment and for victims of fires but I do not think that society is well served by throwing a child behind bars.
2007-11-07 12:31:18 · answer #6 · answered by genaddt 7 · 10⤊ 2⤋
He should be punished. Where were his parents at the time? Should he be put in juvi with real hardened teen criminals? No he will probably come out worse than he went in. Did he have the intent to burn or was it bad judgement. These things matter.
2007-11-07 14:05:13 · answer #7 · answered by travelguruette 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
First you need to look into the kids history. What kind of kid is he. Has he done this kind of stuff before. If he has a history of problems,And you need to find out if he knew what his action would cause, then yes he needs to be dealt with severely. But if this is a good kid who made a horrible mistake then no good will come from taking him from his parents.
2007-11-07 12:31:51 · answer #8 · answered by camern11 3 · 2⤊ 1⤋
I am in no position to judge, but he needs help, and so do his parents. I would think that all of them need counseling, and he should have to do some sort of community service, but to send him to jail and take him away from his parents is cruel.
2007-11-07 12:48:03 · answer #9 · answered by batgirl2good 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No a ten year old should not be "put away" for accidentally starting a fire.
What kind of person thinks a ten year old child should go to jail?
I doubt he intended all that destruction or is even capable of understanding the enormous consequences.
2007-11-07 12:35:02 · answer #10 · answered by t_rex_is_mad 6 · 7⤊ 1⤋