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| How can one punish a face like that? |
One of the most difficult aspects when a teenager commits a crime it
almost seems as though nothing is done. Who takes responsibility? More
importantly where does the responsibility lay? Although many efforts
have been focused towards avoiding this cause, on a personal opinion,
the crimes, as technology and ease of product access heightens, the
harmful nature of the crimes increase. However where is the line
drawn? As we can see it's not just New Zealand installing this belief in the next example. Should
a ten year old
who kills his mother by accident be simply 'let go' in terms of his
punishment. It's very hard to determine the fabric of the case when a
young life is involved. It seems to be the most popular punishment set
by the states from the articles investigated is simply almost a sort of
'long term' detention
as you can see from my examples. However is this fixing or just
delaying the inevitable? One the one side you have the victims
caregivers
crying justice
and on the other side you have the assailant simply taking the ride
without any sense of consciousness. Although one would think the media
portrays this so the reader generates a stereotypical response you can't
help but think does the responsibility lay in the parents/caregivers?
Forgive me if this does come across where I almost want to bring back
the 'chair' however something needs to be done. I disagree with the
death punishment with younger assailants however I feel the strictness
of the punishment is too light. More of our energy should
focus towards the prevention of crimes. Let's take a look and see how
this is progressing.
Indeed I am glad that somebody can see the real issue at hand here. The punishment needs thought for New Zealand. My only concern is how long is this going to take and how many more 'victims' will be created between here and then?
ReplyDeleteI'm glad you're writing on this topic. It underscores the fact that the "justice" system in many countries is too simplistic. Someone once said,"If the only tool you have is a hammer then every problem is a nail." The issue of crimes committed by minors might not be such a quagmire if we had more tools to punish/rehabilitate criminals than just throwing them in jail.
ReplyDeleteCheers man and an incredibly valid point in regards to the tools we need for punishment. This is where the investment in New Zealand's future needs to come into play. However as we know a lot of things are time/money consuming so we need the passion and drive of organizations on board.
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