Juveniles 25-30 Years Old

When people think of murderer they usually think of 25-30 year old gang member who has been in and out of prison. Not an eleven year old with a gun and his baby sister’s blood dripping from the cradle. Juveniles make decisions that affect their future and some of them just so happen to break the law. That’s not the issue, though, it’s deciding their punishment the world is in awe about. People argue that juveniles are biologically different from someone who is 25-30 years old. Juveniles are less mature, more vulnerable to peer pressure and cannot escape from dangerous environments. On the other hand, juveniles know right from wrong and in some cases should be condemned to life in prison. They argue that these children have no moral sense and are

Ideally we learn from those mistakes so when the next situation we come across, we will have a better idea on what we should do. I believe that children who perform violent actions and get punished for it, will change their attitude about their future. These children need to learn from their mistakes but because they have done something unforgivable they need to prove themselves and to the rest of the world that they have changed. ¨Nationwide, 79 young adolescents have been sentenced to die in prison - sentence not imposed on children anywhere else in the world. These children were told that they could never change and that no one cared what became of them,” (Garinger 1) The children whom have performed dangerous decisions should be told this while in prison/juvenile detentions so they can change their perspective and want to change the person they were made out to be. “ ‘We’ve created this image that teenagers are something to be feared,’ said Dan Macallair of the Center on Juvenile and Criminal Justice in San Francisco.” (Lundstrom 2) In reality teenagers just make mistakes, but to amend these mistakes given an opportunity. I believe that these children will change their