Teenager Crimes
Teenagers, as we should have a brief idea in the mind, are pure, innocent, enthusiastic, and less worried than adults do. However, teenagers now in China commit crimes more than we can imagine. Several factors, involving education, families, and networks, are concerned with the teenagers committing crimes.
Franz Jüttner (1865–1925): Illustration from Sn...
Crimes of the Past
Awake Groa Awake Mother illustrated by John Bauer ...Firstly, little knowledge of the laws and crimes had been delivered to teenager when they are receiving education at school or at home, which makes it impossible for them to distinguish what is legal and what is not. Lacking sense of crime, they will be unable to control their actions which would be illegal to the laws and harmful to others. A 14-year-old boy studying at a boarding school killed his grandfather for just about 70 RMB. The boy bought a basketball and some snacks in a shop outside school, and he owed the shopkeeper about 70 RMB. He was stealing money in his parents' room when his grandfather came and saw that. His grandfather scolded him and said that he was going to tell it to the boy's parents. The boy was afraid of being beaten by his parents, so he found a stick when his grandfather went downstairs, and beat him to unconsciousness at the back of his head. Someone saw the old man fell down on the ground, and went away to get some help. Then the boy found a knife and cut his grandfather's throat. Considering that the boy was only a teenager, the court sentenced him 8-year imprisonment on the probation. The little grandson killed his grandfather for only about 70 RMB and put his future in the darkness. He even did not know what serious result his deed would cause while doing. Teenagers short of knowledge of laws just act emotionally. They...