In this day and age, children start to think of themselves more and more as adults. Even if they are thirteen, acting like an adult is something they strive for. This wanting to be and act older may come with some bad side affects. Teens sometimes get caught up in this wanting to be older lifestyle and start running with the wrong crowd. Peer pressure then takes place and violent crimes from juveniles start to happen. If a person under the age of 18 commits a violent crime such as murder, they should be tried as an adult due to they know the crime they committed is wrong, it harmed another person 's life, and if a strong consequence does not happen to them, then they will keep doing the same crime or even move to worse crimes.
Every person in this world knows the difference between right and wrong. This knowing comes through a conscience that God has provided for everyone. "God has given every human general revelation: everyone knows right from wrong and that He exists" (Rom. 1:18-25). A conscience is the voice in the back of one 's mind telling that person what they are about to do is wrong or bad. Just like the scripture stated, everyone has a conscience even if they are a non-believer. An argument against juvenile offenders being tried as adults is that the child that committed the crime did not know any better. This scripture counters that argument by stating everyone has a conscience, even non-believers. In affect, these juvenile offenders know what they did was wrong and now deserve a consequence from their actions. Another reason why children should be tried as adults if they commit an adult crime is for the reason that act of the child damaged another person 's life. …show more content…
If another person is harmed in the act of someone 's behavior, no matter if it is a child or sixty five year old man, a serious consequence needs to be bestowed. This is the principal God has showed us in Galatians 6:7 when The Lord says, "Do not be deceived: God is not mocked, for whatever one sows, that will he also reap". In today 's time English, this means scripture means that if a person does something that harms their self, or another person, they have consequences for that action. Since the previous argument provided towards the agreement of juveniles being tried as adults clearly states that everyone has a conscience provided from The Lord no matter what the age, this confirms the current argument that the person committing the crime whether it is a child or adult deserves the rightful punishment. The third and last argument that will be discussed for the agreement of the subject "Adult Crime, Adult Time" will be if a child commits a crime and a serious discipline is not given, the child, there is a chance the child did not learn his or her lesson and will be a repeat offender. The Virginia Department of Juvenile Justice has been doing studies the past four years of the kids released from their detention center and the amount that get re-arrested, re-convicted, and re-incarcerated. In 2012 the percentage of juveniles released from the detention center that got re-arrested was 48.1 percent. The percentage of kids that got re-convicted was 37.4 percent, and re-incarnation was at 18.2 percent. These statistics confirm the
Every person in this world knows the difference between right and wrong. This knowing comes through a conscience that God has provided for everyone. "God has given every human general revelation: everyone knows right from wrong and that He exists" (Rom. 1:18-25). A conscience is the voice in the back of one 's mind telling that person what they are about to do is wrong or bad. Just like the scripture stated, everyone has a conscience even if they are a non-believer. An argument against juvenile offenders being tried as adults is that the child that committed the crime did not know any better. This scripture counters that argument by stating everyone has a conscience, even non-believers. In affect, these juvenile offenders know what they did was wrong and now deserve a consequence from their actions. Another reason why children should be tried as adults if they commit an adult crime is for the reason that act of the child damaged another person 's life. …show more content…
If another person is harmed in the act of someone 's behavior, no matter if it is a child or sixty five year old man, a serious consequence needs to be bestowed. This is the principal God has showed us in Galatians 6:7 when The Lord says, "Do not be deceived: God is not mocked, for whatever one sows, that will he also reap". In today 's time English, this means scripture means that if a person does something that harms their self, or another person, they have consequences for that action. Since the previous argument provided towards the agreement of juveniles being tried as adults clearly states that everyone has a conscience provided from The Lord no matter what the age, this confirms the current argument that the person committing the crime whether it is a child or adult deserves the rightful punishment. The third and last argument that will be discussed for the agreement of the subject "Adult Crime, Adult Time" will be if a child commits a crime and a serious discipline is not given, the child, there is a chance the child did not learn his or her lesson and will be a repeat offender. The Virginia Department of Juvenile Justice has been doing studies the past four years of the kids released from their detention center and the amount that get re-arrested, re-convicted, and re-incarcerated. In 2012 the percentage of juveniles released from the detention center that got re-arrested was 48.1 percent. The percentage of kids that got re-convicted was 37.4 percent, and re-incarnation was at 18.2 percent. These statistics confirm the