Predators will know where to go just like Arnold Friend did. Teenagers have the misconception that nothing will ever happen to them, they believe it only happens to others. Consequently, this will happen to many people, whether it is because they are inexperienced, naïve, or because they choose to make the wrong decisions or choices. The lesson to learn is that you got to be careful for what you wish…
Juvenile justice is the area of criminal law applicable to persons not old enough to be held responsible for criminal acts. Juveniles should be convicted as adults for their violent crimes no matter what age they are because they knew exactly what they were thinking and doing at the time the crime was committed.…
Every year about two hundred thousand minors are prosecuted as adults. Most of these are for nonviolent offences. This is two hundred thousand minors that are now subjected to so many negative effects from being falsely considered an adult, when they were not mentally or physically an adult yet. There are many reasons why minors should never be tried as an adult, their psychological and psychosocial maturity, social maturity, and the effects being in an adult facility has on a minor are the three reasons that need to be elaborated on now. Psychosocial maturity is defined as the general level of an individual's socioemotional competence and adaptive function.…
David is was a child whom was born a boy however he lost his penis due to a bad circumcision. His parents decided to raise him as a girl instead with the guidance of Dr. Money. Dr. Money had an agenda. He wanted to prove gender was a social construct so he pressured David into being a girl. David however, had no interest in being a girl yet, he was constantly pressured into transitioning and being forever to be something he was not.…
According to Fabian Grund, in Why the Legal Drinking Age Should Be Lowered, lowering the drinking age comes with many pros, including less binge drinking, less illegal substance use, and if consumed properly, it could even be good for your health (Grund 5-8). In the article, Fabian Grund says it best: “You can take responsibility to buy a gun, get killed in combat or vote for your president, but you can’t even buy a damn beer.” (2) In other countries, you are able to legally buy and consume beer and wine at the age of 16, and at the age of 18, you can legally purchase liquor. The U.S. also has the highest legal drinking age, which is 21. If alcohol was available at a younger age, it would cut down…
The minimum drinking should be raised to twenty-five because alcohol has greater effects on immature bodies, young people are more likely to harm and/or even kill themselves or others by drinking prior to 21, and with age comes wisdom. About 2 billion people worldwide consume alcoholic drinks, which can have immediate and long term consequences on health and social life. Over 76 million people are currently affected by alcohol use disorders, such as alcohol dependence and abuse. Depending on the amount of alcohol consumed and the pattern of drinking, alcohol consumption can lead to drunkenness and alcohol dependence. It can result in disablement or death from accidents or contribute to depression and suicide.…
In July 2008 Mr. John McCardell (Founder, Amethyst Initiative; Former President, Middlebury College) formed the Amethyst Initiative, which states, the drinking age in Maryland should be lowered on the premises of college campuses. A majority of major league college presidents concur with this, because they too believe the drinking age should be reduced, spending thousands of dollars per year to regulate students and ensure the underage students aren’t drinking. Because so much money is put towards patrolling the drinking, it is taken from the money that could’ve been used for educational purposes.…
What age should a child be considered and adult, I believe that a child should be considered an adult when there legally 18 yrs. of age. When someone turns 18 yrs. of age there aloud to vote, drive, work and do lots of adult like things. When a child legally turns 18 yrs. of age, they should be considered an adult…
Most children are very excited about turning 18 because it means adulthood, running off to college, and gaining freedom. When turning this age, you are allowed to join the military, get married and receive all the rights and responsibilities of an adult. However, having a wedding at this age means that during the celebration, one is not allowed to share a glass of Champaign during the toasts because the drinking age is 21. The United States is one of the few countries in the world to have such a high legal drinking age. Therefore the drinking age should be lowered to 18 because you are able to sign your life away and go to war, young adults in other countries are able to handle the responsibilities, and the different age limits do not coordinate with the responsibilities.…
If age 18 is legally considered an adult, why can't they drink alcohol? In 1984 the drinking law was changed from 18 to 21(Procon.org), since then there has been a 13% rise in car accidents due to under age drinking , 300 deaths and 2,100 homicides per year due to under age drinking. Therefore I believe the age to consume alcohol should be lowered to a younger age. At age 18 you are legally considered an adult, you are able to join the military, get married and even start taking classes to run for president of the United States, but you can't have a drink at the end of the day, is that fair for the 18 to 20 year old age group to wait that long?…
There is a giant debate on what the legal minimum drinking age should be in the United States. Many people think that it should remain at 21 years old and others believe that it should be lowered to 18. While both have their own various reasons, this has been an important topic in our country for a long time. President Ronald Reagan signed and passed the National Minimum Drinking Age Law in 1984 which obligated states to raise their legal drinking age to 21 or suffer reductions in Federal highway funds. The highway funds and drinking age was linked together by the young lives lost on our highways. Even though this was a satisfactory reason to raise the drinking age there are still more reasons to why it should be 18. Despite what most people…
Drinking at an early age has been an ongoing discussion among young Americans and their opponents, their parents and, elders. Much adolescence believe that setting the drinking age at 21 does not make any difference, and it should even be lowered to 18, as many other countries hold. Even though there is no proof that not legalizing drinking age at 21 genuinely makes a difference, US should not lower the drinking age, and should maintain it at 21 years old.…
Alcohol is a drink that is a huge part of today’s American society, it’s used to make toasts at weddings and even included in certain religions. However, it has the ability to impair judgment and cause people to be reckless. Therefore, in the United States, there are laws regarding alcohol consumption. The most recent and ongoing controversy regarding drinking is whether the legal drinking age should be lowered from twenty-one to eighteen. Lowering the drinking age from twenty-one to eighteen would be an effective and beneficial step to help reduce alcohol-related accidents and deaths, encourage safe drinking activity, and allow those of legal adulthood the opportunity to fully and responsibly make adult decisions.…
People argue on lowering the drinking age to eighteen whether it is a good idea. Some teenagers start experiencing drinking in high school. Many teenagers think there is nothing wrong with a drink every now or again at a party. In fact, many teenagers see drinking alcohol as an important stage in becoming an adult. For this reason, teenagers are more temped to consume alcohol. The legal drinking age should be lowered from twenty-one to eighteen because eighteen is considered to be a legal adult, it will help with economy, and help teenagers have a safer environment.…
Students under the age of seventeen have a curfew of 10 pm Sunday through Thursday and 12 am on Friday and Saturday. The curfew ensures that all students should have no business in a public place or out on the streets late at night. There are obviously some valid reasons why this is enforced and I am completely in favor of this decision.…