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Argumentative Essay: Life In Prisons

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In America there is an large number of American teens that are serving life in prison without a chance at parole, but it is with good reason although people may argue the fact that teens still have undeveloped minds I think they have the common sense to know that in no way is it okay to take away someone's life away and some people say that everyone deserves a second chance and they learn from there mistakes but how comfortable would you be knowing you next door neighbor is a murderer? Also you have to take into account that that person apparently thought someone else shouldn't be able to live another day on this earth so why should that person be able to ever walk free on our earth again, doing such actions as if they are a god of some kind is unfathomable, but a big part in the sides is perspective because people like me who want to live in the …show more content…

They had a home, a family, a life and that was stolen from them, their fates crushed in a moment, and an affliction created that went past the casualty it's self. Individuals against existence without any chance to appeal for adolescent's say that it's not reasonable to demolish a man's life for an evil thoroughly considered act from youth, they say that they merit another opportunity to change and gain from their mix-ups, that their brains aren't fully developed so they don't comprehend what they're doing. Allow me to comprehend, on the off chance that this is on the grounds that from unformed brains then why are there a huge number of children that don't kill? At 16 years old Kids are permitted to drive, the law see's them grown enough to do that, They are permitted to work, the law says I'm developed enough for both things that adults do. So in case I'm developed enough to drive and work like an adult , so why am I not mature enough to settle on the choice to take ones life away while knowing it's wrong, similar to a

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