Argumentative Analysis: Children Who Murder

During these past years, the issue of whether juveniles should receive life sentences has always been debated on. On one side, the argument people state is that juvenile’s brains are not fully developed so they can’t fully be responsible for their actions. However, on the other side, people state that although the juvenile’s brains is not fully developed, it does not exonerate their actions. Although these two sides have outstanding evidence, the side that has been more compelling toward individuals would be in the middle. This is because juveniles that have committed a heinous crime should be placed in prison for life; on the other hand, if the juvenile shows that he or she has matured and changes for the better, then he or she may be release

Scientists have found that the teenage brains have a massive loss of brain tissue, they learned that the loss of the brain tissue of the teenage brain was connected to the area of controlling impulses and self-control This founding scientist found shows that due to the massive loss of brain tissue juveniles cannot controlled their impulses, thus they lose self-control. Another interesting fact scientists have discovered was that parts of the frontal lobe in a teenage brain inhibit reckless actions and lack of self-control. Even though with the loss of tissue brain, Garrinder states that this not excuse juvenile’s actions.In the article “Children Who Murder: Jordan Brown, Eric Smith and Others” by Marisa Mauro indicates how small, innocent young juveniles can be cold-blooded murderers. For instance, in the case of eleven years old, Jordan Brown who planned and committed the murder his father’s fiancé who was eight months pregnant at the time of her death. The case of thirteen year old, Eric Smith who brutally murdered an innocent four year child by suffocating him with a tree limb, then he hitting him repeatedly

Greg Ousley, at the age of fourteen, cold bloodily murder his parents and was sentenced to a 60 year sentence in prison. Although Greg Ousley may be perceived as a cold-blooded killer who murder his parents, he is working to improve himself and get an education in prison. After many sessions of psychological counseling, Greg began to comprehend why he murder his parents. Moreover, this demonstrates that he wants to continue looking forward in his life instead of waiting for his time to end. Since Greg Ousley gave a great deal of effort in order to demonstrate that he has changed, his reward could include eligibility for parole. And many adults that have had similar experiences to Greg Ousley, can be of a great help with mentoring and preventing other adolescents from becoming