Adult Crimes Deserve Adult Punishment

On Thursday, May 21, 1998, adult crime should be punished by adults. In Springfield, Oregon, 15 - year - old Kipkin Kerr fired at the cafeteria of Thurston High School. Two people died and another 25 people were injured. Tuesday, March 24, 1998. In Jonesboro, Arkansas, 11 - year - old Andrew Gordon and 13 - year - old Mitchell Johnson lit the fire and fired at the students' school. Five people were killed and 10 people were injured. Monday, December 1, 1997 In Paducah, Kentucky, 14-year-old Michael Carnell pulled out the pistol and began firing at a student prayer group.

Children sin for adult 's crime. The question is how to punish them. Should they be treated at a youth facility or should they be punished by adult criminals? Therefore, in some states criminals are considered to be 17-year-old adults as they are the first articles "Strict Violent Crime and Victim Training at Adult Prison" (page 637) . "Linda J. Collier shows how juvenile criminals around the world should be abandoned with tough criminals.Talking about the Jonesboro incident in Arkansas, 11-year-old Andrew Gordon and 13-year-old Mitchell Johnson killed their classmates when they fled the school buildings they began to attack with a series of bullets in a fire.In this special case, "They are still considered to be children and criminals by law" (p. 620)

The idea that minors or adolescents are tried as adults has been a very controversial issue in the last 30 years or so. When a minor commits a very heinous crime, many think that this young man should be tried like an adult and make a good judgment. Even those who think that these teenagers should go to adult prisons. "Will you be an adult soon as a child dies, or will he hold some childhood traps despite his serious behavior?" (Reaves Para 1). - For American children they may be innocent, but it is unfair to be considered a 13 year old adult in some states. Children must understand the difference between good and evil in the first few years of their own life, but most children have enough experience to prove that they can live independently in society not.