Should teenagers be sent to jail for committing adult crimes?

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Steve D	No they should be killed. If anyone who commited a crime was sentenced to torture until death then no one would commit a crime. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

moises a	Well not all crimes are catorizies as adults crime's but if you make the same mistakes as a adult you should be charge with the same offense Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

oxocubes1	YUP stop being twits Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

Ruthie	It all starts at home, most teenagers know by then right from wrong. UNLESS they were raised in an unfit home where the right/wrong line is very blurred. The home life needs to be investigated and if it's found that the teenager was raised well and knew right from wrong then yes they should get the adult punishment for an adult crime. If the home is found unfit I think, as a teenager, it may not be too late to turn their life around and should be sent to a facility to rehabilitate. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

anonysquirrel	Absolutely yes. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

sweetcandy	it depens if you are talking about a 14 yr old or an 17 year old. but i think they should go to juvie Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

PAISA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!	yes Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

JAcobo	I personly Think They Shouldn'tBut heck'They still do(: Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

donf407	yes Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

Stephanie G	i did this question in school yes because their adults when ur a tennager and if u let them go and not do anything about it they will think that they can do it again and just get away with it Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

neutron solstice	o you know it Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

Drea B	everyone deserves a punishment for the crimes that they commit. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

uvachick_9105	If they can commit the crime they can do the time so, therefore, yes Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

gonecrazy17	jeuvy hav no clu how its spelled they should but not jail for 18+ becuz alot of teens are young and still really working on being trained i mean i would think they should but you gotta look at their background; depends on the child i think; if they have been abused as a child, divorce parents, etc. had a bad rough childhood i dont think so but if its the other way i think thats up to the court Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

*notcrazyjustunwell**	Yea Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

Marena :D	uhh yes! Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

way2cool	It depends exactly how old they are and what the crime was... Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

Nosredna Retep	Crimes against people, yes. Breaking a vending machine or petty theft, no. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

dunno428	Thirteen or Seventeen, big difference. But everyone who said yes, keep in mind that you're right if a JURY convicts them of committing the crime and believes that they were in the right state of mind to be held responsible for their actions, then their punishment should/can be an adult punishment. Because at the end of the day, society defines an adult by their ability to define wrong from right, so if a person, be it child or adult is not able to make that decision, they should not be tried as an adult. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

Ava-Scarlett x	yeah i think that they should, if you dont learn from an early age, you'll never learn. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

wizbangs	Yes. Teenagers these days are a lot more destructive and care a lot less about consequences than teens in the old days who were actually AFRAID of going to juvie. Maybe their sentences shouldn't be as long- in a way to hopefully scare them out of what will be waiting for them should they return. But, they should definitely get a dose of reality in the big house. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

Chris	I am 14 and even I agree with that statement. That's like saying a 7 year old doesn't deserve a punishment for going Columbine. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

cold.azn187um	yes, they get sent to juvenile hall if their under 18 Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

nlh	yea Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

Elanshaw	Absolutely. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

nogoodloser	yes no such thing as an "adult" crime a crime is just a crime Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

andie	Yes, and they have. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

irish eyes	yes Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

Tanya S	if it's something like rape or murder then yeah Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

ddeexxxxtteerr	no, they should be publicly hung Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

Shreck	Generally speaking no. In nearly every aspect of our lives, we consider minors not to be adults. They can't buy alcohol, spray paint, or cigarettes and many other things. Most importantly, they can't vote. Why is it a teenager who goes to school, gets good grades, has no behavior problems and stays out of trouble considered a child and not an adult, while a teenager who makes mistakes and gets into trouble considered an adult? Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No