I was sitting at home flipping through the channels on TV one day; I came across this show called “Kids Who Kill,” on the E channel. The show was about how teenagers, people that would have never thought to be criminals, became cold-blooded murderers. It shocked me seeing that there were so many teenage killers, that there was a top 15 list! It was a very sad thing to watch, but a fascinating subject to learn about. It was surprising to find out that some of the teens got convicted and sentenced; others didn’t get as severe punishments as the others because they were younger. This gave me a good idea to use for my research project for English 2. My research question is, “Should teenagers be put on trial for the crime of murder they have committed?” What if the teenage murderer is actually an undiagnosed psychotic who is screaming out for help in the only way he/she knew how? Should these young criminals be punished more for their actions rather than getting a minor punishment?
This is a very interesting topic that is also very controversial. Some people never even fathom the idea that killing may be a disease. Some people have psychological issues that lead to murdering people.This topic is very up to date and should be easily researched. I like this topic a lot and i will follow this, so keep me updated please.
ReplyDeleteKelly, I agree with you completely on your topic. I do believe that what are causing these killings at a young age would be psychotic problems of the kids. I do think that everyone should be trialed the same, even if they are young, but if it is proven that they do have psychotic problems, they should be trialed a little less harshly and get therapy or something done to help their problem.
ReplyDeleteI agree with Anthony. This topic is a very debatable topic. I never would have thought of it as a disease either. Lots of people would see it as a crime and think that they should go straight to jail and be in for life. I never really thought about teenage killers as psychopaths. I think that this topic will be very attention-grabbing.
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