For many years charging juveniles as adults has been a debating topic. To be considered an adult you must be 18 years old or older. So juveniles who are seventeen or under may have the possibility of getting the easy way out of serious crimes they committed. Murders, rapist, arm robbers could potentially come at any age but should always be charged as an adult even if they are still a juvenile. Many juvenile murders are only serving short and lenient sentences in which they don’t deserve. So when their sentence is over they can move on with their lives, while the victim can no longer live to see another day. I believe that we should charge these juveniles as adults for committing such serious and violent crimes. If a serious capital crime
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I too believe they let him odd easy. I believe and others believed that if he was not white and did not live in Los Altos he would of got prosecuted in a different way. In October, shown got in trouble for smoking marijuana, and took off. They arrested him in another town that was 4 hours away were they had to restrain him because he was high. In February, the judge will sentence him for the probation violation. I believe Shawn got it easy, he could have potentially killed his father but they have him a break. It surprised me that they allowed him to be out of the facility during day and sometimes let him have dinner with his family. I believe if Shan was a race of color he would of defiantly got prosecuted in a different manner like he should have. But since he lived in the million-dollar town of Los Altos, CA he got it easy. “In the juvenile system during 2008, compared with their White counterparts, Black youths were 160% more likely to have been referred to juvenile court for a delinquent offense, 13% more likely to have been petitioned for formal case processing, 8% less likely to have been adjudicated, and 11% more likely to have had their petitioned cases waived to the adult system for criminal prosecution (Knoll & Sickmund, 2011). This shows that troubled juveniles are getting away with lenient sentences because of their race. This also shows that they can be a treat to society and are likely to commit another
I too believe they let him odd easy. I believe and others believed that if he was not white and did not live in Los Altos he would of got prosecuted in a different way. In October, shown got in trouble for smoking marijuana, and took off. They arrested him in another town that was 4 hours away were they had to restrain him because he was high. In February, the judge will sentence him for the probation violation. I believe Shawn got it easy, he could have potentially killed his father but they have him a break. It surprised me that they allowed him to be out of the facility during day and sometimes let him have dinner with his family. I believe if Shan was a race of color he would of defiantly got prosecuted in a different manner like he should have. But since he lived in the million-dollar town of Los Altos, CA he got it easy. “In the juvenile system during 2008, compared with their White counterparts, Black youths were 160% more likely to have been referred to juvenile court for a delinquent offense, 13% more likely to have been petitioned for formal case processing, 8% less likely to have been adjudicated, and 11% more likely to have had their petitioned cases waived to the adult system for criminal prosecution (Knoll & Sickmund, 2011). This shows that troubled juveniles are getting away with lenient sentences because of their race. This also shows that they can be a treat to society and are likely to commit another