Minors and the justice system are always a highly controversial issue. At what age should a person be responsible for his or her actions. In this clip you have a 7 year old that stole his grandmothers car. On his joyride he hits several cars and mailboxes. The media catches the 7 year old saying, "I like to do hood rat things with my friend" and "he smoke with cigarettes". The scary part about this whole story is that this kid is only 7 years old. I don't think I even knew what a cigarette was at 7.
So i go back to the question about what age should a person be responsible for his or her actions? Honestly, in my opinion a 7 year old is a little young to be prosecuted for a serious offense. I'm sure his grandmother is going to give him all the punishment he needs anyways. On the contrary, what if this kid had killed someone on his drive? He openly admitted to knowing he could of killed someone. It definitely would have been a tough place to be in for a judge.
All in all, the media does a very good job of portraying this little kid as a corrupt individual. It seems like the media tried to make this case as extreme as they could. Im sure there have been other kids that have taken their parents car for a joyride. Why did this story get so much attention?
This is quite a tough place for a judge. I agree how can you hold a young child at age 7 responsible for such serious offenses. Yes the child may know what he is doing is bad, but more than likely he doesn't know the consequences of such acts as taking his grandmother's car and hitting other cars and mailboxes. If he was to have killed someone I can't even imagine how the case would of gone. Yes, hands down it falls on the child, but he is just a child. He just wanted to go on a joyride, not take another life. All in all, I think this kid just needs a good ole spankin and such, which I am sure his grandmother will provide.
ReplyDeleteNot only was I stealing cigarettes at age 8, I was also involved in other acts of delinquency...BUT, look at me now! So, although some kids dabble in delinquency, most go on to be law abiding citizens rather than become career criminals (this is actually a pretty small number).
ReplyDeleteBTW, my Dad was letting me drive at age 11. Granted, 11 is not 7 but when you're that young does 4 years really make a difference?
I've seen this video before, its crazy to me to think a kid can act like this. I think that even though this kid is a trouble maker, some blame needs to be set on the parents/grandparents for keeping an eye on their delinquent son. It sounds to me that if this child continues to act the way he does, that he will be joining other criminals in prison when he's of age.
ReplyDeleteHA. I remember seeing this video. The boy is only 7 years old and he trying to act like a grown up. I can't believe his caretakers let him get away with a motor vehicle. Even though he did something that he shouldn't have done, his parents should be held accountable because they were the ones that left their keys sitting around and didn't have a good eye on their son.
ReplyDeleteAlso, I believe that boy needs to be taken away from his parents because he doesn't seen to have any discipline. What kid talks about wanting to do hood rat things and smoke cigarettes. The parents ultimately must not be setting good examples for their son. So I believe the story got so much attention because of the boys age and the attitude and lack of remorse that he showed.