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Kid Gloves or Firm Justice: Where To Draw the Line

I saw "kid gloves" in the prompt and got curious, wondering what it means because I've never seen that word combination before. Turns out it's an idiom and I didn't get deep into idioms enough to learn that particular one lol. Had to share this part first because I'm glad to have learned this today and it's easier to share my thoughts after.

I think there was a series that was trending some months ago about an adolescence who killed someone, I didn't see it but from the countless reviews I read, the child goes into trials and close to being imprisoned. I'm not sure how exactly it played out but there was definitely nothing close to "kid glove" about how the matter was handled.

And I think it goes down to the kind of crime committed, the motive if revealed and how wise the child has gotten not minding the age. The kind of crime committed and if they know or saw how it happened, can determine if it's a child that should be treated as an adult or not. The act can show a lot how dangerous it is to not treat them.

When investigated or when the deed has been revealed, understanding what the motive could be behind the crime committed will also help the adults know if it's really just a child or a wise little adult because a crime by such a child that goes unpunished is most likely to repeat itself and it could be in more dangerous and irreversible way.

Then lastly, there are people who know the child closely before a crime was committed. They should be able to tell if he or she has always really just being a child or have been showing mature traits because no matter how we want to see it, some kids get matured and wiser than their age and and this is in every other aspects.

So if a child have been this "matured but little" and he or she commits a crime that normally would deserve trial if he or she was an adult, it should be considered after it is confirmed that the child had always showed maturity traits. So if there was nothing like that, he or she should be treated with kid gloves but with good restrictions.

If it's a lighter crime, I think other measures can be used but for serious crimes especially the ones that results in loss of lives or massive property loss, the consideration of putting them on trial is not out of place. I may not know how worse the society will get if that is not put in place but I know such child do need discipline.

After all, I think we have more wise kids growing up now than before so it should be considered to discipline them more with a heart that wants to save their adulthood than a heart that wants to just save them from a present act that must be corrected. After all, they will be adults one day.

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@teknon(73)· 3d
There’s always a first time for everything, and every crime should be punished accordingly, whether the offender is a child or not.

I read about a man, I think he was Japanese, who reportedly had fantasies about cannibalism from as early as the age of four. What disturbed me most was that, even at that age, he was already thinking about how he could eventually achieve his goal, knowing that no one would willingly offer themselves up to be eaten.

Eventually, he got what he wanted at the age of 26. Yet, because he came from an influential family, he was reportedly bailed. He later wrote a comic about the experience, but I can’t bring myself to read it. The thought of getting inside the mind of a child who could contemplate murder is horrifying enough. Reading his own account of it would probably leave me shaken for a very long time.

That said, I struggle with the idea that children who grow up to commit horrific crimes simply woke up one day and became monsters. In many cases, there were warning signs. They contemplated these things, fantasised about them, tested boundaries, or even took steps towards them while they were still children.

I have never heard of a serial killer who simply woke up one morning and found themselves on a murder spree with absolutely no history of violent behaviour or disturbing tendencies. For many of them, the signs started much earlier, but the system kept giving them chances because they were children. And while protecting a child’s future is important, I sometimes wonder whether we are protecting that future at the expense of the people they may eventually hurt.

Being a child should mean having room to learn, grow and be corrected. It shouldn’t mean that every serious warning sign is dismissed until the child becomes an adult and the consequences become irreversible.
@daverick(72)· 3d
You made an important point to note. The development of the child and the nature of crime matters. So, that should be considered, not just a general scale for minors.
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