Juveniles
“Some juveniles commit crimes so serious, so heinous, that public safely mandates”( Weir par.10). The crimes committed are the ones cruel and unusual, so the 8th amendment shouldn’t be considered when trying a juvenile as protecting them. They should be able to take the consequences so that families should be able to get justice. When it comes to crimes over murder there shouldn’t be any sympathy, therefore should be tried as an adult.
The juveniles are able to understand the actions they did. People will say “He is only a child. He doesn’t understand” (Weir par.1). Their behavior should not be unexcused just because they do not fully understand. Peter Weir says, “They destroy lives and shake communities to their cores” (Weir par.15). The consequences should be the same no matter what the age is.
If the offender is willing to throw their life away then you should not minimize their sentence just because their kids. We realize that juveniles are capable of heinous crimes, which is not fair for families. Jenkins’s says, “There are no words adequate to describe what this kind of traumatic loss does to a victim’s family” (Jenkins 49). The family should be able to get justice and live life without worries that were caused. Is is bad to give them life? According to Stimson’s research, “At least 11 other nations” sentence …show more content…
They should be taking responsibility in their actions and not have the chance for rehabilitation. Families should get justice so that our communities can be safe. The Supreme Court should be able to rethink of the age because we are well aware that crimes do happen.
Works Cited
Jenkins, Jennifer. "Jennifer Bishop Jenkins On Punishment and Teen Killers." Juvenile Justice Information Exchange. 06 Feb. 2014. Web. 07 Apr. 2017.
Newsroom@denverpost.com, The Denver Post |. "Some Juvenile Killers Deserve Adult Justice." The Denver Post. 29 Apr. 2016. Web. 07 Apr.
“Some juveniles commit crimes so serious, so heinous, that public safely mandates”( Weir par.10). The crimes committed are the ones cruel and unusual, so the 8th amendment shouldn’t be considered when trying a juvenile as protecting them. They should be able to take the consequences so that families should be able to get justice. When it comes to crimes over murder there shouldn’t be any sympathy, therefore should be tried as an adult.
The juveniles are able to understand the actions they did. People will say “He is only a child. He doesn’t understand” (Weir par.1). Their behavior should not be unexcused just because they do not fully understand. Peter Weir says, “They destroy lives and shake communities to their cores” (Weir par.15). The consequences should be the same no matter what the age is.
If the offender is willing to throw their life away then you should not minimize their sentence just because their kids. We realize that juveniles are capable of heinous crimes, which is not fair for families. Jenkins’s says, “There are no words adequate to describe what this kind of traumatic loss does to a victim’s family” (Jenkins 49). The family should be able to get justice and live life without worries that were caused. Is is bad to give them life? According to Stimson’s research, “At least 11 other nations” sentence …show more content…
They should be taking responsibility in their actions and not have the chance for rehabilitation. Families should get justice so that our communities can be safe. The Supreme Court should be able to rethink of the age because we are well aware that crimes do happen.
Works Cited
Jenkins, Jennifer. "Jennifer Bishop Jenkins On Punishment and Teen Killers." Juvenile Justice Information Exchange. 06 Feb. 2014. Web. 07 Apr. 2017.
Newsroom@denverpost.com, The Denver Post |. "Some Juvenile Killers Deserve Adult Justice." The Denver Post. 29 Apr. 2016. Web. 07 Apr.