The Justice unit discussed in class has greatly refined and adjusted some of the views and ideas I had about justice. The justice unit influenced several views of mine, however, I think there were some ideas that were influenced in a greater way than others. I think some of my views like Why do we punish, revenge role in punishment and juveniles and adult sentences were among the major ideas amended through discussions in class.
Firstly, I was informed about a fairly important topic in justice, the topic is why do we punish? Before this unit, I have not used my time to explore the topic, however, after the unit I have formed my opinion that we punish to deter potential criminals and to reform the current outlaws. I believe that the purpose …show more content…
Before this unit, I believed that revenge should play no role in punishment. After the unit, I still hold the same belief but after the unit I had plenty of reasons more to support my position. Revenge due to its emotional nature of harming the offender to the best of our ability tends to make the punishment too harsh. If revenge was to play a role in punishment, the punishment would never fit the crime, For example, when revenge was used in punishment in China in the 19 century, Ling Chi (extracting portions of flesh slowly from the offender) was used for minor offenses or in most cases violent crimes. I believe when revenge is used in punishment, there is no limit to how harsh the punishment could be even if the punishment involves humility of the corpse after death. Also, revenge tends to make the punishment too harsh which might cause the punished to be treated unfairly. The feeling of being treated unfairly might invite the punished to avenge the victim again so they can be ‘equal’. If the cycle of the revenge between the victim and offender keeps on going fueled by damage done to the victim and the criminal’s feeling of being treated unfairly, it might actually cause chaos and anarchy in society because society cannot function if individuals are left to redress justice on their own. Also, the cycle of revenge can demolish a society because individuals priority would be to avenge …show more content…
Before this unit, I thought that juveniles should not get adult sentences because kids are immature and that sentences like imprisonment and criminal records for violent crimes destroy the juvenile’s life and his chance to change. After this unit, I discovered that many of the reasons I used to support my position were invalid arguments, therefore, I found out that I do not have enough evidence to support either side so therefore on this subject I remain neutral and undecided. I discovered that a juvenile aged between 12 and 17 is mature enough to know that violent crimes are a wrongdoing and are to be avoided. So it is an invalid argument that juveniles do not deserve adult sentences because they do not have a moral compass. In fact, juveniles do have a moral compass and know that violent crimes should be avoided. I now believe that it is also invalid to state that adult sentences like imprisonment and criminal records ruin juveniles’ lives because juveniles can still get educated in prison and can still go to university after their imprisonment with the exception of some faculties that do not allow admission of criminal record holders. Adult sentences do not ruin juveniles’ lives because juveniles can seal but not vanquish their criminal record once past 18. Sealing the criminal record gives back the juvenile all the advantages he could have
Firstly, I was informed about a fairly important topic in justice, the topic is why do we punish? Before this unit, I have not used my time to explore the topic, however, after the unit I have formed my opinion that we punish to deter potential criminals and to reform the current outlaws. I believe that the purpose …show more content…
Before this unit, I believed that revenge should play no role in punishment. After the unit, I still hold the same belief but after the unit I had plenty of reasons more to support my position. Revenge due to its emotional nature of harming the offender to the best of our ability tends to make the punishment too harsh. If revenge was to play a role in punishment, the punishment would never fit the crime, For example, when revenge was used in punishment in China in the 19 century, Ling Chi (extracting portions of flesh slowly from the offender) was used for minor offenses or in most cases violent crimes. I believe when revenge is used in punishment, there is no limit to how harsh the punishment could be even if the punishment involves humility of the corpse after death. Also, revenge tends to make the punishment too harsh which might cause the punished to be treated unfairly. The feeling of being treated unfairly might invite the punished to avenge the victim again so they can be ‘equal’. If the cycle of the revenge between the victim and offender keeps on going fueled by damage done to the victim and the criminal’s feeling of being treated unfairly, it might actually cause chaos and anarchy in society because society cannot function if individuals are left to redress justice on their own. Also, the cycle of revenge can demolish a society because individuals priority would be to avenge …show more content…
Before this unit, I thought that juveniles should not get adult sentences because kids are immature and that sentences like imprisonment and criminal records for violent crimes destroy the juvenile’s life and his chance to change. After this unit, I discovered that many of the reasons I used to support my position were invalid arguments, therefore, I found out that I do not have enough evidence to support either side so therefore on this subject I remain neutral and undecided. I discovered that a juvenile aged between 12 and 17 is mature enough to know that violent crimes are a wrongdoing and are to be avoided. So it is an invalid argument that juveniles do not deserve adult sentences because they do not have a moral compass. In fact, juveniles do have a moral compass and know that violent crimes should be avoided. I now believe that it is also invalid to state that adult sentences like imprisonment and criminal records ruin juveniles’ lives because juveniles can still get educated in prison and can still go to university after their imprisonment with the exception of some faculties that do not allow admission of criminal record holders. Adult sentences do not ruin juveniles’ lives because juveniles can seal but not vanquish their criminal record once past 18. Sealing the criminal record gives back the juvenile all the advantages he could have