Shouldn't teenagers be tried as adults?
Saudbany
06-12-2005, 15:54
More and more often, we see how young defendants are being considered to be tried as adults when they commit crimes beyond what was expected when the law was originally written.
Some of us may recall how 4 teenagers in Cape Cod were merely suspended from school following a gang rape upon a teenage girl (nevermind the argument that 4 college girls may get away with intimidating and assaulting a guy for an initiation ritual). We need to not only remind our youth of the consequences of defying our law, but must tell them that the reprecussions of being incarcerated are a real deal.
UpwardThrust
06-12-2005, 15:57
What was with the 4 girl collage students thing?
Teenagers don't have the political or social rights of adults, and are thus afforded legal protection. But link the story if you can, please.
Deep Kimchi
06-12-2005, 16:00
What was with the 4 girl collage students thing?
What I want to know is this:
If four college girls strip a male student who just happens to be passing by, tie him up, and have sex with him repeatedly, it's not a problem.
If four college guys strip a female student who just happens to be passing by, tie her up, and have sex with her repeatedly, it's a problem.
Just need that one explained to me, ok?
Just need that one explained to me, ok?
I personally wouldn't mind.
UpwardThrust
06-12-2005, 16:03
What I want to know is this:
If four college girls strip a male student who just happens to be passing by, tie him up, and have sex with him repeatedly, it's not a problem.
If four college guys strip a female student who just happens to be passing by, tie her up, and have sex with her repeatedly, it's a problem.
Just need that one explained to me, ok?
It is a problem in both cases if it is not consentual as far as the law is conserned
Though I find it more likly that the guy consent then the girl (but thats just personal opinion)
The Eliki
06-12-2005, 16:09
If we start trying teenagers as adults, we'll eventually be forced to redifine adulthood. Everyone 13 or older would be classified as adult, and we'd have to change laws regarding sex, the draft, etc. If they're not adults, don't try them as adults.
UpwardThrust
06-12-2005, 16:11
If we start trying teenagers as adults, we'll eventually be forced to redifine adulthood. Everyone 13 or older would be classified as adult, and we'd have to change laws regarding sex, the draft, etc. If they're not adults, don't try them as adults.
Exactly adults get BOTH privilages AND responsabilities
If we want to re-define adult hood we have to re-define BOTH he responsabilities and privilages that come with that, not just one or the other.
If they want to try me as an adult, then they can also let me...
Drink
Smoke
Vote
Sign my own contracts
Serve in the Military
AND
Have Sex or Gay Sex if I prefer
Thank you and have a nice day...
Peasant Revolutionists
06-12-2005, 17:32
Some friends of mine recommended that I murder someone before I turned 18 (Nov 28) for the reason that I'd be 'let off easy because I was, still technically a minor'....But I let the opportunity slip through my fingers. *sigh* ~_~