Involuntary Manslaughter Michael Schultz Summary

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Michael Shultz has been charged with involuntary manslaughter with concerns to shooting his cousin Jeremy Hatfield. The New Mexico juvenile court system has charged him with involuntary manslaughter under their definition that he displayed a reckless regard for safety and irresponsibility (Peters, 2013). The author does not believe that Schultz should even be charged and that adult parties should be charged for him having obtained access to a handgun. Additionally, the concerns by the author of Schultz age and mental capabilities as that of a teenager are factors that he believes are such that the involuntary manslaughter charge should not be rendered against Schultz. During class the issues of the developing brain of a teenager shows that …show more content…

He does provide compelling information concerning the teenage brain development but is not an expert in the field nor does he relate the source of his information. The wording of this piece demonstrates the perspective of Michael Schultz being just a kid and is aimed at getting people to react on his defense due to his age. Peters does remark that Schultz is not completely blameless which tends to evoke that leniency should be given and that the police are wrong to charge him (2013). From a political vantage his wording about a stupid lie is used to emotionally generate with people that it is unfair and that the lie is what caused police to charge Schultz. Peters goes on to say that Schultz should have known better but due to his developing brain that he did not and that it was his impulsivity that led him to point a gun at his cousin (2013). This is a further example of wording to elicit emotionality from the reader that Schultz is being unfairly tried. Peters also talks about how children are not known to have the ability to consciously be aware of the consequences their actions could bring (2013). The author making a point about children is in a way comparing the fifteen-year-old Schultz to a child mentality to further elicit support for his opinion. Therefore, given the wording and the fact that the author is not an expert in any field this piece is based on the authors opinion on what should and should not happen to

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