Juvenile Justice
Douglas Christopher Thomas, 17 fatally shot his girlfriend's parents as they slept in their home, according to the January 11th Minot Daily Newspaper. The girlfriend's parents had been trying to end their relationship for months and out of frustration and anger Douglas went along with his 14-year-old girlfriends wishes. Should Douglas be liable for life in prison or even death row? In some states surprisingly he is, children even as young as thirteen are being sentenced as adults, and we maybe sentencing these kids to a certain death. Even Juveniles committing the most heinous crimes need a separate court system. Juvenile justice is in need of a major overhaul. Since young children committing crimes are just starting their lives; children are more likely to learn from their mistakes and so can be rehabilitated. But t
The Dallas Morning News on October 5th investigated Mr. Thomas, the 32-year-old linebacker for the Kansas City Chiefs, about his juvenile arrests for auto theft. He has now been working to improve juvenile prevention programs. Thomas thinks, "Every kid is not a bad kid. They may do bad things, but all they need is an opportunity. The juvenile justice system gave me that second chance, and our juveniles today deserve that second chance too." "They say system needs to distinguish between troubled youths, criminals." Dallas Morning News Gay, Lance 5 Oct. 1999 As a matter of fact, on September 29th, the Washington Post Newspapers states, "60% of children who are referred to a juvenile court learn their lesson the first time." They never cause problems again. The public rarely hears the good news in the juvenile court sys
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