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Posted in Mixed Bag and tagged with Adults, Children, Five Question Friday, Name, Reading on June 11, 20101. Should juveniles be tried as adults if they commit murder?
This is SUCH a hard question. I think in almost all cases, youths know that murder is very wrong. But do they always recognize the consequences of their actions (I’m not talking about the punishment, but the finality of death and the impact that has on others)? No. I suppose it would depend on the situation. I don’t like the idea of minors serving time in adult prisons, nor do I think that they should merely be released when they are 18 or 21.
2. Would you rather teach a young child to read or have to learn again for yourself?
I would NOT like to learn how to read again, since it’s harder for adults. Plus, that would mean I couldn’t read while I was re-learning. I would like to teach a child to read…I LOVE to teach and want to share the world of books to children.
3. Name 1 thing you love about being an adult:
Driving (and the freedom associated with it).
4. If you had been named according to your personality what would your name be?
Lola Vavoom (JUST KIDDING…that’s a minor character’s name in Jasper Fforde’s Thursday Next series). I’ve always thought that Rebecca would have fit me (a name my parents had considered). When I was little I always thought Naomi Ruth Russell would be an awesome nom de plume (no, I wouldn’t have used the French back then, but I like to now!), but I definitely don’t think so now. I also relate a lot to Hannah in the Bible, so that’s another option. Though really, Ronnica sums me up quite well.
5. What texture irritates you?
Velvet.
June 11th, 2010 at 8:54 am
That first question is a tough one, and I really think it depends on the situation. Some kids are not aware of the consequences of their actions, whereas others have huge rap sheets and are totally aware of what they are doing. Like a case they had up here in DC recently…the teenagers involved have been criminals since they were like 12 years old, and they just didn’t care or have any regard for human life. You can read about it here:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/06/02/AR2010060200096.html
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/06/03/AR2010060300109.html
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June 11th, 2010 at 8:56 am
Toughies today…
1. Murder…I feel each situation is different and needs to be dealt with that way. I do not like to see young ones incarated with older ones…they learn bad things.
2. I would NEVER want to teach…I really didn’t start reading books because I wanted to until I was 42…Now it is a challenge to put one down.
3. I will soon be 77…I feel I should be able to do or not do what I want to.
4. I am very happy with my name…after both grandmothers…
5. Wool
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June 11th, 2010 at 12:16 pm
Wow, those are some serious questions.
Oh,and I love Fford’s Next series!
June 11th, 2010 at 12:27 pm
Megan: Have you read Shades of Grey? Must read! (I like it better than the Thursday Next series!)
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June 11th, 2010 at 1:58 pm
1. Should juveniles be tried as adults if they commit murder?
It really depends on the how old and the circumstances of the crime. I too don’t feel they should be mixed in with the adult population though.
2. Would you rather teach a young child to read or have to learn again for yourself?
Teach a young child to read, though it can be highly frustrating at times.
3. Name 1 thing you love about being an adult:
Ditto the driving (and the freedom associated with it).
4. If you had been named according to your personality what would your name be?
My foster parents (birth-3mths) named me Angela Nicole. I always think of that.
5. What texture irritates you?
Sticky.
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June 12th, 2010 at 8:43 am
I agree with the other posters on #1. I think it should be done on an individual basis. I DO think, however, that the offense should remain on the juvenile’s record even after they turn 18. People need to know if that juvenile commits another crime that he/she did commit before.
#3 Ditto the driving
#5 wool and sticky
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June 12th, 2010 at 11:13 am
Minors convicted as adults are still kept in juvenile facilities until they are 18.
I have studied this subject thoroughly and there is no clear answer. I tend to be a defender of juvenile rights and seek reform of the juvenile justice system but I just really don’t know what the solution is.
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June 12th, 2010 at 2:29 pm
phew, question #1 is difficult to answer for sure. if i may add, what about holding the parents accountable? i would agree that juveniles are old enough to understand the difference between right and wrong (for the most part), but i think perhaps their parents should be held accountable somehow as well since they are the ones responsible for teaching, rearing, correcting their children. of course, there are many other circumstances to consider, and i dislike making sweeping solutions/suggestions to issues like these.
#4 makes me laugh. i have such a unique name that at this point in my life i don’t know if i’d want to change it (although when i was a kid i longed for a “normal” name).
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