Teen Violence: Wrong And Against The Law

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Teen violence is what teens are doing that is wrong and against the law. Teens have been getting into fights and trouble when they know it is wrong. Teens have been causing trouble by being rude and trashing places but teens know what they are supposed to do so that is how it is violence. A teen should know right from wrong and if they still choose to do wrong the are going to have consequences that may be pretty bad because they know how to do stuff and if they don’t then that would be a whole different story.

Some statistics are suicide, electronic aggression, and bullying. “ According to TeenHelp.com It states that seventeen percent of highschool students have seriously considered suicide.” “ Also according to TeenHelp.com it states

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