Persuasive Essay: Should Kids Be Charged As Adults

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Should Kids Be Charged As Adults
Some topics you reach may be overwhelming to discuss but its real world problems and in this essay the subject is should juvenile murderers be charged as adults. This subject was hard for me to decide but what i came to after several articles about these types of situations and facts that it takes a closer look into each scenario. Most see the family first and their personal background, Many juvenile criminals have a harsh background and history some are affected by this and eventually snap. Some scenarios can be understandable but also not coming to the conclusion that it's ok because it's not. The question is can juvenile murderers change themselves and should they be given another chance to better themselves.This discussion is the hardest because of the way each side of the argument is always contradicting itself.

Some people come to the conclusion that it's better to charge kids as adults , not just because it’s safer but the cases of murder just sound unbearable. The fact is the crime rate for juveniles has gone down when it's easier to charge them as adults.In paragraph 19 it say’s “The nations juvenile
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He claims “There's not really much for these young people to do to actually enhance their talent and actually rehabilitate them.” he believes the way he developed himself in prison was different and was inspired by people in his life locked up.For example he says “Believe it or not, you come across some C.O.s on Rikers Island that'll fight you one-on-one. They feel that they understand how it is, and they feel that I'm going to meet you where you're at.” for Ismael this wasn't the way of trying to better yourself. He noticed the people he was locked up with were discussing future crimes which he called “go-back-to-jail quick scheme.”but someone reached out to Ismael which changed his perception on