Johnny, and Pony-boy should not have ran away and hide in the church. Johnny, and Pony-boy should have went to the police, that way it would not be considered murder, but self-defence. What if someone started drowning your friend and it was 1 to 5 and one of them had a knife, what would you do let them beat you up and kill your friend, or kill one of them in self defence? In some people's opinion it was a good idea to run away instead of turning themselves in, and yes I do some what agree it could have been a better idea to run instead of turn themselves in.
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Johnny, and Pony-boy should have went to the police, that way it would not be considered murder, but self-defence. The Law Firm of Oklahoma …show more content…
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In my view Johnny, and Pony-boy should have went to the police, because Johnny chose to kill bob in self-defence, instead of letting them kill Pony-boy,and possibly him. What if five guys came out and start attacking you with knifes at night in the park, and start drowning your friend and are fixing to kill him -you have a knife-, would you use the knife and kill one of the guy drowning your friend and run the others off or let your friend die and possibly you to.
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In some people's opinion it was a good idea for Pony-boy, and Johnny to run away and hide, instead of turning themselves in, and yes I do some what agree it could have been a better idea to run instead of turn themselves in, because back then the law was not that fare to the lower classes, like the low thug like middle class, and the low class. Others, me, will argue that it was a bad idea to run because it would, be considered a degree of murder, most likely Voluntary Manslaughter, and if they got a fair trial then they could have at maximum 10 years in prison which would not be so bad because they are young, unless they got killed in prison then it