tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6316617410436977874.post3395722593149695297..comments2024-03-25T02:53:26.373-04:00Comments on Women in Crime Ink: The Teenage Brain (Or Lack Thereof)Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6316617410436977874.post-46995588450755191242008-05-31T10:11:00.000-04:002008-05-31T10:11:00.000-04:00I don't think that teens should not be punished, b...I don't think that teens should not be punished, but I do think that the DP should be off the table. And some of them might even deserve a life sentence but they shouldn't be tried as adults, because they aren't.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6316617410436977874.post-72462373468527574502008-05-30T22:42:00.000-04:002008-05-30T22:42:00.000-04:00I don't know...while a 11, 12 or 13 year old may h...I don't know...while a 11, 12 or 13 year old may have an immature brain, I'm not sure that if they commit murder, they should be exempt from the full ramifications of said act. How many 12 year olds murder? Not many. Which should prove the point that just because they are young, doesn't mean they don't know the difference between right and wrong. Case in point....today, Nathanial Abraham was busted for narcotics and intent to deliver. He was released from prison two years ago, at the age of 18, after murdering someone at the age of 12. He isn't exempt, IMO, because of his age, and he should have served life. This wasn't a case of "immature brain," IMO.Soobshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04187049593628263766noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6316617410436977874.post-27512504749925245032008-05-30T18:32:00.001-04:002008-05-30T18:32:00.001-04:00I agree. One of my favorite examples of this is th...I agree. One of my favorite examples of this is that we deem our teens unable to consent to sex before a certain age, but that same 14 year old can murder someone and they are, in some jurisdictions, tried as an adult. Doesn't make sense to me. The courts shouldn't be able to have it both ways.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6316617410436977874.post-84729892534224852962008-05-30T18:32:00.000-04:002008-05-30T18:32:00.000-04:00I agree. One of my favorite examples of this is th...I agree. One of my favorite examples of this is that we deem our teens unable to consent to sex before a certain age, but that same 14 year old can murder someone and they are, in some jurisdictions, tried as an adult. Doesn't make sense to me. The courts shouldn't be able to have it both ways.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6316617410436977874.post-31147999813752119172008-05-30T12:45:00.000-04:002008-05-30T12:45:00.000-04:00Way to go Donna. I could have written that post m...Way to go Donna. I could have written that post myself! It's rare when I agree with a prosecuter about responsibility, but you are right on on this one. <BR/><BR/>I am deeply disturbed when we are trying 11, 12, 13 year olds as adults. They are NOT adults and their brains are in no way mature enough to allow them to function as adults. It's why we see so many teenagers just making dumb ass decisions: assuming I won't get pregnant if I just have sex once, let's just see what these drugs do to me, why not put multiple peircings all over my body...they are lacking a long range perspective and have a hard time thinking of long term consequences. Children and teens feel as if they have an immunity towards anything bad ever happening to them.<BR/><BR/>There are cases for sure where someone is "evil" (see a previous post of mine). They should be prosecuted. But most children and teens are incredibly impulsive, immature, and don't have the same ability to make rational, thoughtful decisions as adults. Their frontal lobe is not developed.<BR/><BR/>This has been my same argument about those who commit crimes who have sever psychotic disorders. On neuroimaging their frontal lobes are not functioning as yours and mine. They are working with a more "childlike" brain; impulsive, lact of rationality, and impaired decision making abilitly.<BR/><BR/>Thanks for the great post.<BR/><BR/>LucyLucy Puryear MDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01594988048011971254noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6316617410436977874.post-52165234031276066972008-05-30T12:41:00.000-04:002008-05-30T12:41:00.000-04:00Interesting post, Donna. I have a comment to this ...Interesting post, Donna. I have a comment to this excerpt:<BR/><BR/>"Clearly we cannot allow juveniles to be exonerated from any consequences for their criminal actions. An immature brain should not entitle juvenile offenders to a 'get out of jail free card.' Teenagers who demonstrate a vicious and callous disregard for human life must not be allowed to blame their actions on an undeveloped brain and walk away from their crime."<BR/><BR/>I can think of several cases where adult parents persuaded minors to murder another family member with the promise that if caught, there won't be consequences because of their age at the time of the crime. In many cases, these adults lean on their children by exaggerating abuse at the hands of his/her spouse, who, they convince the child, must be stopped once and for all.Vanessa Leggetthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15153019905187140814noreply@blogger.com