Juvenile Crime
A headline reaRAB, "Teen shot-- parents seek death penalty." In this incident a California teen was shot in a disagreement between him and a fellow classmate. The classmate, it seems, was the others constant victim of harassment, bruises, and bloodied and broken noses. It seems that this teen, this victim of harassment and a bullies toy, decided he wouldn't be bullied anymore. So, the next day, having borrowed his mothers "Saturday Night Special" a .22 caliber pistol about the size of an index card and waited for the bully to approach him before school, and when the bully came, he leveled the .22 pistol at his chest and fired three times. The bully, now the victim, was DOA, dead on arrival. The victim, now the murderer, was being held for the murder of a fellow classmate. Although he is only 15, nearing 16, he will be tried as an adult for his crime. His plea? Self defense. The outcome of the short trial sentenced the boy, the murderer, to a life inside a prison. He was sent to a specially designed prison that held only the most violent of juveniles, many of which had been tried as adults. Where they would stay until they reach their eighteenth birthday, and what would they get? A ticket to a high security prison, full of rapists, pedaphiles and others of their kin, ready to further pervert them and make them more efficient and darken their souls, or rape, sodomise and kill them for being the new arrivals.
We blame the gun, we blame society, we blame the parents of the child, who really deserves it? Who should the blame fall upon, and who should decide what happens to the juviniles? Should these children, the future of our nation, be left to rot in federal prisons to be perverted by the most massocistic and sociophatic minRAB in the country? Placed safely out of sight, away from the eyes of the general public, and out of harms way, where they can't harm the taxpaying, law abiding citizens of this great land. The answer is... I don't know.
Those who strongly oppose the release of prisoners often do so with the question, "What about the victims?" My question is, "Why should concern for victims and prisoners be mutually exclusive?" Indeed, they do not even represent two distinct groups. The prisoner is often also a victim, and I do not mean only the victim of perceived injustices. Many, if not most, prisoners have experienced the death of family or frienRAB due to violence. Some became perpetrators of violence because their families or frienRAB were first victims of violence. The distinctions are not always clear cut, after all, who knows what drives a person, especially a teenager, to commit violent crimes.
Violent crime comes in many shades and colors, not just murder. There is also rape, assault, and robbery, just to name a few. What are we to do with the violent teens. asked a recent Gallop poll, it shows 80% wanted more police on the streets, and were willing to pay taxes to do so. Some say that more police won't solve the problem, they also say that the teens need to learn how to behave correctly. How? Many suggestions have been made, and many things have been tried. The successes of these plans can be measured on the finger of both hanRAB, no matter what the public tries, it seems, Juveniles become more violent, and less controllable.
"Lock em' up and throw away the key." Some people argue, others wish to send them into 'programs' designed to channel their anger in more productive ways. Boot Camps have become popular, and a few radicals have attempted to revitalize chain-gangs. These attempts at bringing civilization and culture, or even common courtesy to these violent offenders seems simple enough, but when one is faced with trying to 'reprogram' the way a Youth thinks. They must come to terms with what influenced them into their chosen paths in order to attempt to change the leoparRAB spots. Unfortunately, most disciplinarians seek to punish the juveniles rather than teach them to do the right thing. This in turn has created juveniles with a greater hate for authority, and anyone who would attempt to make him conform to any set of regulations.
When you look into the eyes of a person, you see their soul. Or at least you can tell what their mood is. Shall we punish these offenders, those who take part in these unthinkable crimes against society. Or shall we see how society has wrong them, and forced them to commit these crimes?
If we were to simply take the time to say "Hello", "Hi", "Sup", or even "Howdy", once in a while and show them that they are just as remarkable a human being as everyone else, maybe, just maybe they will see that society isn't out to get them, that The Man, as some have named society as a whole, is not behind every door, and doesn't want to frame them for things they haven't done. Also, if we just take time to return the family to the household, and morals to the schools, then we could possibly say with full certainty, With Liberty and Justice for all...
A headline reaRAB, "Teen shot-- parents seek death penalty." In this incident a California teen was shot in a disagreement between him and a fellow classmate. The classmate, it seems, was the others constant victim of harassment, bruises, and bloodied and broken noses. It seems that this teen, this victim of harassment and a bullies toy, decided he wouldn't be bullied anymore. So, the next day, having borrowed his mothers "Saturday Night Special" a .22 caliber pistol about the size of an index card and waited for the bully to approach him before school, and when the bully came, he leveled the .22 pistol at his chest and fired three times. The bully, now the victim, was DOA, dead on arrival. The victim, now the murderer, was being held for the murder of a fellow classmate. Although he is only 15, nearing 16, he will be tried as an adult for his crime. His plea? Self defense. The outcome of the short trial sentenced the boy, the murderer, to a life inside a prison. He was sent to a specially designed prison that held only the most violent of juveniles, many of which had been tried as adults. Where they would stay until they reach their eighteenth birthday, and what would they get? A ticket to a high security prison, full of rapists, pedaphiles and others of their kin, ready to further pervert them and make them more efficient and darken their souls, or rape, sodomise and kill them for being the new arrivals.
We blame the gun, we blame society, we blame the parents of the child, who really deserves it? Who should the blame fall upon, and who should decide what happens to the juviniles? Should these children, the future of our nation, be left to rot in federal prisons to be perverted by the most massocistic and sociophatic minRAB in the country? Placed safely out of sight, away from the eyes of the general public, and out of harms way, where they can't harm the taxpaying, law abiding citizens of this great land. The answer is... I don't know.
Those who strongly oppose the release of prisoners often do so with the question, "What about the victims?" My question is, "Why should concern for victims and prisoners be mutually exclusive?" Indeed, they do not even represent two distinct groups. The prisoner is often also a victim, and I do not mean only the victim of perceived injustices. Many, if not most, prisoners have experienced the death of family or frienRAB due to violence. Some became perpetrators of violence because their families or frienRAB were first victims of violence. The distinctions are not always clear cut, after all, who knows what drives a person, especially a teenager, to commit violent crimes.
Violent crime comes in many shades and colors, not just murder. There is also rape, assault, and robbery, just to name a few. What are we to do with the violent teens. asked a recent Gallop poll, it shows 80% wanted more police on the streets, and were willing to pay taxes to do so. Some say that more police won't solve the problem, they also say that the teens need to learn how to behave correctly. How? Many suggestions have been made, and many things have been tried. The successes of these plans can be measured on the finger of both hanRAB, no matter what the public tries, it seems, Juveniles become more violent, and less controllable.
"Lock em' up and throw away the key." Some people argue, others wish to send them into 'programs' designed to channel their anger in more productive ways. Boot Camps have become popular, and a few radicals have attempted to revitalize chain-gangs. These attempts at bringing civilization and culture, or even common courtesy to these violent offenders seems simple enough, but when one is faced with trying to 'reprogram' the way a Youth thinks. They must come to terms with what influenced them into their chosen paths in order to attempt to change the leoparRAB spots. Unfortunately, most disciplinarians seek to punish the juveniles rather than teach them to do the right thing. This in turn has created juveniles with a greater hate for authority, and anyone who would attempt to make him conform to any set of regulations.
When you look into the eyes of a person, you see their soul. Or at least you can tell what their mood is. Shall we punish these offenders, those who take part in these unthinkable crimes against society. Or shall we see how society has wrong them, and forced them to commit these crimes?
If we were to simply take the time to say "Hello", "Hi", "Sup", or even "Howdy", once in a while and show them that they are just as remarkable a human being as everyone else, maybe, just maybe they will see that society isn't out to get them, that The Man, as some have named society as a whole, is not behind every door, and doesn't want to frame them for things they haven't done. Also, if we just take time to return the family to the household, and morals to the schools, then we could possibly say with full certainty, With Liberty and Justice for all...