Death Penalty For Juveniles Essay
In my perspective I agree with the Supreme Court’s 2005 decision to ban the death penalty of juveniles due to many reasons in which is supported by extensive research showing that adolescents often get into trouble because of the neurological immaturity of their brains. Adolescents go through many changes which primarily occurs in the prefrontal cortex and the limbic system in which they are in charge of impulse control and emotional processing. Another reason is that many teens or children who commits crimes or murder may have many leading factors in which are legitimate reasons why they did it. For example many children who commit these horrifying crimes have been abused, sexually molested, bullied, or even suffer from disorders such as
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He choked Derek Robie to death who was only 4 years old at that time. Many people saw Eric as a psychopath for many reasons. Some reasons is the way he killed Derek. The police stated Eric could have simply killed him but he didn't. The police said that he strangled him to death, then battered his skull with a rock, and poured kool-aid in his wound. Also the police stated that the way Derek was positioned one can infer that Eric enjoyed murdering him. Even though many believed he should have been considered for the death penalty; I believe that their was many leading factors why Eric committed murder in 1994. Throughout Eric’s childhood, he was bullied by peers and never did have friends in school because of his appearance. Also the police stated that when Erik was trying to help them with the case he seemed happy to have a conversation with them and enjoyed it. Throughout his childhood, he also faced tantrums, difficulty speaking, and was relentlessly bullied. He was also found with intermittent explosive disorder which is when involves repeated, sudden episodes of impulsive, aggressive, violent behavior or angry verbal outbursts in which one react grossly out of proportion to the situation. Road rage, domestic abuse, throwing or breaking objects, or other temper tantrums may be signs of intermittent explosive disorder. This can be another factor why he committed murder and couldn't make himself stop from
He choked Derek Robie to death who was only 4 years old at that time. Many people saw Eric as a psychopath for many reasons. Some reasons is the way he killed Derek. The police stated Eric could have simply killed him but he didn't. The police said that he strangled him to death, then battered his skull with a rock, and poured kool-aid in his wound. Also the police stated that the way Derek was positioned one can infer that Eric enjoyed murdering him. Even though many believed he should have been considered for the death penalty; I believe that their was many leading factors why Eric committed murder in 1994. Throughout Eric’s childhood, he was bullied by peers and never did have friends in school because of his appearance. Also the police stated that when Erik was trying to help them with the case he seemed happy to have a conversation with them and enjoyed it. Throughout his childhood, he also faced tantrums, difficulty speaking, and was relentlessly bullied. He was also found with intermittent explosive disorder which is when involves repeated, sudden episodes of impulsive, aggressive, violent behavior or angry verbal outbursts in which one react grossly out of proportion to the situation. Road rage, domestic abuse, throwing or breaking objects, or other temper tantrums may be signs of intermittent explosive disorder. This can be another factor why he committed murder and couldn't make himself stop from