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Negative Essay: The Causes And Effects Of Teen Violence

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Yellow tape blocks off the entrance of an alleyway. Red and blue flash everywhere. Police rush frantically all around. A detective ducks under the yellow tape and walks past dumpsters, trashcans, and empty cardboard boxes to get to a figure that is covered with a black cloak. The detective pulls off the cover to reveal a lifeless body that has eight stab wounds up and down his back. The body is brought back to the lab and an autopsy is done. Evidence is discovered and a suspect is found. They begin a trial that will take one and a half years. The original suspect is discovered guilty and sentenced to life in prison. The family of the departed spent so much money on lawyers and other court payments just to see their deceased’s murderer be brought …show more content…

There are several theories as to why teens act out so violently. Some of the more common reasons for acting out involve modeling behaviors. If teens see violence at home, in the movies, in video games, or on the street, they are more inclined to copy such behaviors. Others, who experience bullying or teasing, become enraged enough to begin acting out in revenge. This can be another cause of teen violence. Lashing out in response to what has been seen or experienced does not account for all instances of teen violence, however. According to the Center for Disease Control, teen violence can also be caused by frustration due to learning disorders, emotional distress, or Brumit attention deficits. In some cases teens do not know how to appropriately channel their frustrations and act out in anger as a form of release. The fact is there is no way to directly point to one cause in most cases of teen violence. But if you were to blame one of these factors does it give the teen the right to murder and take away some one’s mom, dad, brother, or sister? A life is gone and someone is to blame. A family has to have a funeral for their loved one who has been killed. The pain they have to go through unimaginable. It doesn’t matter who killed the person. They should be tried as an adult and put in jail, even if they are a

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