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    Child On June 16th‚ 1944‚ the state of South Carolina executed George Stinney‚ Jr. He was fourteen years‚ six months‚ and five days old—the youngest person ever executed in the United States in the 20th Century. Stinney‚ who was black‚ was convicted of murdering two white girls‚ Betty June Binnicker‚ age 11‚ and Mary Emma Thames‚ age 8‚ with a railroad spike. The trial lasted three hours‚ and the all-white jury deliberated for 10 minutes before sentencing George Stinney to death in the electric

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    There are many different opinions on when children should be tried as adults. Some people think that children should pay for crimes that they commit‚ others think that the kid “did not know better‚ he or she won’t do it again.” I believe that children cannot be tried as adults‚ because they aren’t adults. Until they reach 18‚ they shouldn’t be held accountable for their crimes. That is not to say that the crimes will go away and pretend like they never happened‚ children will have to eventually pay

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    Should juvenile be tried as an adult or should they be tired as a kid. ​California should try juveniles as adults because they deserve the same punishment as adults. Juveniles deserved to be punish as adults because juveniles should know what is right and wrong no matter what age they are they should still know that they did something wrong. My whole life I have heard it said that kids will be forever be kids and don’t know the right between right and wrong. In recent discussion of On Punishment

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    * Should teenagers be tried as adults? Opinions differ. Some people argue that teenagers don’t know what they are doing when they commit a crime and are still too young to comprehend what is right and wrong. I totally disagree. I am old enough to know that committing a crime is wrong and that if I commit one‚ I will be punished. Anyone who says teens can’t tell right from wrong is either too old to remember what being a teenager is like or they are a teenager who has committed a crime and don’t want

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    Juvenile criminals‚ conscious adults or underdeveloped children? When you’re dealing with children who committed a crime such as murder‚ it is hard to judge if whether they should be tried as an adult or as a child. I think that juveniles should be tried as adults because if children brain development was the reason they kill others‚ then they teens would kill at around the same rate around the world. First‚ if children are not tried as adults and are released there is no telling if they will

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    on whether juveniles should be tried as adults has been a growing discussion. This debate is largely centered around the cognitive and moral competencies of juveniles. Many people in favor of prosecuting teens as adults believe a crime is a crime and those who participate in criminal activity must do the time. On the other hand‚ many people believe that teens should not be prosecuted as adults because they have not fully developed yet and do not have the same rights as adults. Simply declaring

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    Parricide is an uncommon event that unfortunately happens all over the world in all parts of societies. Children who commit this violent act should be charged as adults because their act is not a juvenile offense‚ they are rarely diagnosed with a mental disorder and blank. A juvenile offender is a person who is not the age of 18 who has committed a crime. These crimes are more often than not minor in manor. A juvenile offense‚ for example‚ is breaking into cars‚ beating up a classmate‚ stealing from

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    Should A Fetus Be Considered A Human Being? There are many questions surrounding abortion‚ but the most prevalent question focuses on when the fetus is considered a person‚ and when does it acquire the rights that us grown human beings hold? In The Metaphysics of a Person: Why I Am Pro-Choice By Lode Cossaer‚ he asserts his opinion on this subject. Cossaer argues that a fetus cannot be considered a human being with the same rights we posses until the fetus can either: feel and sense pain‚ or can

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    in prison with parole due to the eighth amendment. This issues has been fought from both sides for years and have both made tremendous amount of facts and validated on if juveniles should be tried as adults or not. After closely reading articles on both sides I personally have came to believe only the deserving should be offered to have a chance at parole and many other opportunities in rehabilitation if the

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    Should Juveniles (under 18) who commit a Serious Crime be charged as an Adult? The debate over the topic of juveniles in our justice system rages on. There are numerous of arguments and valid points for both sides. Barely tapping the surface of major controversial points of view; the examination of both sides may help you reach you own thoughts and ideas about this much debated topic. Everyone should be held accountable for their actions and like the Supreme Court concluded in Stanford v. Kentucky

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