Blog Post 5

1.  I chose my topic piece to be “Juvenile Justice:  Or Not So Just?”.  The author explicitly stands for the right that juveniles aren’t being tried properly, not giving the teens a chance to mature- rather they are being thrown into jail for the rest of their lives.  A sentence that the author uses that explicitly explains his stand-point is, “Juvenile delinquency is an issue that heavily impacts America by the justice system inadequately forcing youth to suffer unfair consequences.”      

2.  Some anticipated objections to the authors claim may be after he had finished discussing how there are being laws and acts placed so that minors cannot be sentenced to a life sentencing without first being placed on parole, some may object to this pointing out how not only does it just postpone the time until the child is sentenced to the death penalty, but it also does a dime on the tax payers dollar.  The author then counteracts this objective claim by stating how he feels about the “people” not paying attention to the fact that these are kids we are talking about, they are still not completely able to rationalize compared to a fully grown/mature adult who better understands how actions can lead to severe consequences.  He then backs this up with scientific experiments’ that were done on a teenagers brain vs a fully matured adult brain; finding that the child had “grey matter” meaning places where the brain wasn't fully developed yet.

3.  Those that might make such an objection are adults that are paying taxes understanding how their money might be paying for a delinquent- making them frustrated and angry.  Others might include concerned family members or those that feel uncomfortable with the possibility of a minor who murdered living in the same neighborhood as them- agreeing that minors should be tried as an adult.  Lastly, this might also include those who seem to have no sympathy for a child. 

4.  The author then takes in the point of view of an objector by commenting, “Some teenagers are fully aware of their actions regardless of their age, though they can’t fathom the significance that their crimes might have.”  Then he goes onto say, “However, children make mistakes and should not be punished based on being taught incorrectly.”