Even when the psychologist
was talking with Jenny Brandt, she did not think what she did was bad. She had
no problem thinking about the murder and she told the psychologist about
killing the cat from her neighborhood as if it was nothing. She even said that
killing the cat was “cool”. Should this psychopath be allowed to walk around
freely? I do not think so. I
disagree with the judge’s ruling about the case and I believe that Jenny Brandt
should be sent to a juvenile detention home or be more responsible for the
death of the innocent young boy.
The first reason why I disagree is because I think that age
should not affect the ruling. In the video people talk about Jenny and Tara’s
age a lot. For example there were quotes like “Little
girl killers? You don't believe it because they wear knee-socks and pigtails?”,
“You should've
been there. The ankle monitors we had didn't fit. We had to punch extra holes.
If it wasn't so pathetic...”. Also, Jenny’s lawyer
emphasizes that she is only 10 years old. However, being young does not change
the fact that they are murderers. People who are 17 years old even receive the
Nobel Prize these days. Why shouldn’t children be punished for what they have
done? Why shouldn’t they be responsible?
The second reason why I
disagree is because of the possibility that Jenny will ‘change’. The judge and
the doctor says that they should give Jenny a chance because there is a
possibility that Jenny will change. But that means that Jenny is a threat to
other people until she changes. Also, this is only if she does change. If she
does not change, she will remain a threat forever. There is a saying ‘What is
learned in the cradle is carried to the tomb’. We cannot be sure that Jenny
will change. Then why should other people be in danger? Should she be allowed
to walk around freely and meet other children? She might even influence other
children in a negative way. Murder is not something that is easy to do so will
it be easy to change Jenny’s thoughts? Even if she changes it will take a lot
of time and until then other young boys will be in danger. It is not easy to
change her by just “talking” with psychologists and doctors. For Jenny to
change, it would be more beneficial to send her to a juvenile detention home
and learn that what she did was wrong and learn to be responsible for what she
did. Just letting her stay with her mother may make Jenny think that she can be
let off even for murders and she will not be able to tell how serious the
problem is.
Jenny Brandt is a threat who
is walking around in broad daylight. We should not endanger and threaten innocent
young boys because of the possibility of Jenny changing which no one can prove.
Before
Jenny murders other people, I think we should send her to a juvenile detention
home. Let us lock the stable door before the horse is stolen.
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