Kids Commit Crimes

Should you be punished for the rest of your life for a mistake you made as a kid? These days, juveniles are being punished with the same standards as adults are punished, and when that happens, they don’t have chance to live their lives properly. The mandatory sentence for 1st degree murder is 25 years to life, and 2nd degree murder, 15 years to life. That’s already enough time to change the juvenile's life forever. I agree with the majority of the Supreme Court Justice who believe that mandatory life sentences are unconstitutional, unfair and inhumane because teenagers are immature, their minds are undeveloped, and minors do not have “adult rights.” One reason as to why kids should not be given a mandatory sentence is because they are immature emotionally and physically. Kids do not always know the difference between right and wrong, as they are always thinking in the moment, and do not think of the
It’s why they don’t vote. It’s why they have curfews. It’s why we fret over their Internet access and fuss about driving privileges.” Teenagers are not given the privileges that adults have, so why are they tried as adults? Why are they given adult sentences. It just doesn’t make sense. Another quote from the same article states “ Today we are witness to criminal defendants- facing life sentences without parole- who can not shave, still play with fire trucks and love to act out scenes from television or video games.” This is another example as to why teenagers don’t deserve life sentences. They don’t think like adults, so why should they be punished like