Question

Young adults (those under 18) are protected by the law, even when they brake the law. in most states, people under the age of 18 can be charged with breaking the law, but they can receive lesser punishments than adults committing the same crimes. one of the reasons is that young people are too immature to make adult decisions. they are more likely to make mistake and should not be punished as harshly for these mistakes. in your response, argue against this point of view. use the rhetorical device logos to prove that young adults should be treated the same as adults. be sure to introduce your point view in the topic sentence, support your view point with details, address the counter-claim presented in this prompt, and end your response with a concluding statement.

Answer 1

Young adults should recieve same punishments as adults for the same crime. For example, the Santa Fe shooter killed 10 people and hes getting let go in 40 years, and he's 17.If he was 18, he couldve gotten death penalty or lifetime in prison but he know what he was doing and still went on to do it