Should teens be convicted for their crimes

             Should teens be convicted for their crimes?
             It is fair that: incest, rape, slaughter, child elderly abuse or any form of immoral and dishonest human manifestation goes without some sort of punishment? My frank and blameless answer is no. No! There is no path or decision that could redeem the actions of a person that takes away a life. However, some people still believe that redemption is a responsible path to change the harmful criminal's mind; that they can convert themselves into good persons of society. To those who believe that such repentance is sufficient, just think about this example: A given criminal savagely raped your seven-year-old daughter while she innocently played on her best friend's house. The criminal is only sixteen years old, and after abusing your kid, he claims impunity and ask for the pardon of the law, society and God. In the end, he asks for your mercy and forgiveness. Taking that case in account, should anyone have the courage to say that a criminal's retribution for such a crime is adequate?
             Then: Thus the fact that he is underage or a minor is a reasonable excuse for the crime; and therefore he shouldn't be punished? My answer is, No!
             No, I strongly disagree with a possible redemption for such a crime. Using my common sense, there was not even the doubt in my mind that a criminal is obligated to pay the price for his actions no matter the time or circumstances in which he committed the crime. Having this on standpoint, there's not even the least chance that a person can escape unpunished once he committed a crime. In the worst case, if the person that committed the transgression is, by any chance, a minor, if he was old enough to do it, he should be old enough to pay the price that establish such action. If a trigger is pulled, a jail bar should be placed immediately following. It's obvious, when he pulled the trigger, on purpose, wasn't he conscious that the chan...

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