Why Does Johnny Cade Need Involuntary Manslaughter

Johnny Cade should be charged with involuntary manslaughter. He should be in Jail for 16 months due to the murder of Bob Sheldon. My reasons why he should be charged with involuntary manslaughter and nothing more serious is 5 socs that were coming for them were underage drinkers which affected the choices they made. My second reason is David should be charged with the attempted murder of Ponyboy Curtis and Johnny was saving his friend. My final reason is Johnny admits to killing Bob Sheldon with his switchblade.

My first reason why Johnny should be charged with involuntary manslaughter is. The text states “Five socs were coming straight at us, and from the way they were staggering I figured they were really pickled. That scared me. A cool deadly bluff could sometimes shake them off, but not if they were outnumbered you five to two and were drunk.” (54). This means that During the time of the murder 5 socs were drunk and coming straight for them. All were in highschool so we know that they were underage drinkers that night which affected their choices that they made. That is one reason Johnny cade should be charged.

The text says “Bob shook his head, smiling slowly. ‘You could use a bath, graser. And a good working over. And we’ve got all night to do it. Give the kid a bath, David” (55). This means that Bob is telling his crew to drown Ponyboy in the fountain. Which means his crew should be charged with attempted murder of Ponyboy Curtis. So Johnny Cade should be charged with involuntary manslaughter because he did stopped a crime. That is another way Johnny Cade should be