Greg Ousley Is That Enough Analysis

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Have you ever thought if a young teen going to adult prison for committing a crime, like murder or homicidal thoughts. The Supreme Court ruled that juveniles who committed murder could not be sentenced to life in prison because it violates the Eighth Amendment’s. On the other, hand four justices strongly disagreed, arguing that mandatory sentences reflected the will of American society. Two years ago I saw on t.v how young and wicked these young kids are in a documentary. A teenager probably the age of 14 killed a girl the same age with a shovel, banging her on the head repeatedly out in their garden. Many teens are put in adult prisons in the u.s for committing very serious crimes and that’s okay because it's justice doing it’s obligation. …show more content…

Is That Enough? by Scott Anderson, July 19, 2012 addresses “ I remember lying there thinking: Man , this is just never going to change. Mom and Dad, they are never, ever gonna listen to me. I’ve got no choice, I’ve got to go through with it.” Scott Anderson asked “Go through with it.” Greg Ousley asserts “Kill them.” That shows that he is a very mentally ill, but that's no excuse to what Jennifer Jenkins emphasis “Advocates often repeat, but truly misunderstand brain research on this issue.” There wasn’t many crimes as it is today and mostly because the weapons are so easy to get our hands on. For example, how did Greg Ousley get his hands on a 12- gauge shotgun and murder his parents in a single night. He basically knew where his dad stashed his weapon and with his sick mind he thought it be better to get rid of his parents once and for all. I believe he deserves his sentence because that was a huge mistake killing someone who cares so much about you, and he was only 14 years old in junior high. Then he tries to ask forgiveness years later when he is serving his sentence and taking anger and stress management …show more content…

Also they proceed no matter what gets in the way, they could've of said no and walk threw the right path of god's forgiveness. Instead they take the path where they find themselves in bars with long sentences from the jury. I I agree that it does not matter if he hasn't matured to his finishing point because he is learning and the first thing anyone learns naturally is to not hurt or kill anyone. Teenagers have parents who can teach them the laws and rules of right and wrong; also they will have to pass this knowledge to their loved ones day but they decide to