tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7536140049505603887.post6875896203677370222..comments2024-01-26T03:26:54.060-05:00Comments on O-pinion: Kids treated as adult felons will act as suchUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7536140049505603887.post-14153967895001697512012-02-11T11:16:45.185-05:002012-02-11T11:16:45.185-05:00Felons treated as kids will never learn to become ...Felons treated as kids will never learn to become adults!Devil Dog 1775https://www.blogger.com/profile/04730765417319104553noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7536140049505603887.post-75792976239128811602012-02-09T09:08:10.779-05:002012-02-09T09:08:10.779-05:00How about changing the headline to.."Kids tha...How about changing the headline to.."Kids that act with respect will be afforded the same in return"?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7536140049505603887.post-73238470487970603732012-02-09T08:18:34.104-05:002012-02-09T08:18:34.104-05:00The operative words are "Intense treatment, p...The operative words are "Intense treatment, punishment and rehabilitation." Currently, only the middle word applies. If you don't think that a teen can turn his/her life around with the proper help, there is nothing I can say to you. But, every time a teen does make a positive life change, that is good for everyone.Viventishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01845671643933774830noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7536140049505603887.post-87900142656869082172012-02-09T08:11:53.720-05:002012-02-09T08:11:53.720-05:00Could state or reference the evidence and studies ...Could state or reference the evidence and studies that suggest this? Anyone can say there is evidence and studies, but to give actual links and proof is a different story I guess. The problem I have with this is I read time after time were these teens have a long record of B&E, drugs, stealing, ect that are considered non-violent- as if to say if we went easier on them the first few times they would have continued on with their life of crime- yeah right. I suggest doing another study showing how locking up teens with adults affects the law abiding teens- IE does the knowledge of being treated like an adult deter other teens from committing crimes? One could also say treat kids like kids when they do adult crimes and they will continue to trivialize their crimes.sumdayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02445765604635173108noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7536140049505603887.post-8917221631455767882012-02-09T07:56:48.126-05:002012-02-09T07:56:48.126-05:00This is proposterous.
"...they get incarcera...This is proposterous.<br /><br />"...they get incarcerated with adults, scarring their psyche, marring their record and leading them down a road to nowhere...Biological research shows that the brains of teens that age are not fully developed. They do not control their impulses or fully appreciate the consequences of their actions."<br /><br />The teenage brain may not be fully developed, but it is developed to know right from wrong. Forcing a 16-year-old who has committed a crime to serve the punishment for that crime is not "giving up on them," it is teaching them that actions have consequences. They are better off learning that earlier, not later. To let such a kid get away with a crime does not send the message, "they're not giving up on me! I'll do better next time." It teaches them that they can do what they want and face no consequences.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7536140049505603887.post-83982891119976753382012-02-09T07:46:16.894-05:002012-02-09T07:46:16.894-05:00We should take children away from dysfunctional ho...We should take children away from dysfunctional homes, when they quit school, or young non violent offenders should be put in a boot camp for 1 or 2 years. Teach them discipline and a trade. If they do well allow them in the military with time in grade and at an elevated level.sanitizerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10700505458331784180noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7536140049505603887.post-11617879656053995902012-02-09T04:36:33.245-05:002012-02-09T04:36:33.245-05:00"We have learned a lot since [1919]."
T..."We have learned a lot since [1919]."<br /><br />The problem is that so much of what we've learned isn't so.Jimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12850337248679255927noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7536140049505603887.post-78627097440160922352012-02-08T23:25:01.033-05:002012-02-08T23:25:01.033-05:00I believe the opinion article said 'non-violen...I believe the opinion article said 'non-violent' which that would hardly qualify as.UnknownSpellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15172408992858690115noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7536140049505603887.post-6501682453174135922012-02-08T22:17:13.890-05:002012-02-08T22:17:13.890-05:00So the 15 yr old girl who was found guilty of kill...So the 15 yr old girl who was found guilty of killing a defenseless 9 yr old by strangling her should only get probation and a slap on the wrist until she does it at 18 because she can't appreciate the consequences of her actions? Really?MSWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00838473132183323770noreply@blogger.com