Some people believe that children that commit crimes should be punished. Others think the parents should be punished instead. Discuss both views and give your own opinion.

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are the backbone of the country in the future, and if they have made a mistake. It's because they are still
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to know what things are correct or wrong.
Children
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should be taught by their parents about making decisions. To make them realize what the right things to do,
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their parents about making decisions. The following paragraph will
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both views.
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, the conclusion has been reached.
To begin
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with, some folk believe that if
children
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commit crimes. They should be punished by regulation for the youngster.
This
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idea
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has been developed for
children
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to acknowledge that they can not do anything just because they want, and the penalty for a child will not same as an adult.
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, if they steal someone's values, they need to be sent to the house of correction
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of jail. For those
children
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who need to be corrected,
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let them learn about the right decision that they should be made.
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, there is a group of people with
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about
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the father/mother should get punished
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of their
kids
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.
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developed from if parents taught their
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good enough,
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they
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not commit crimes and could live in
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society without the problem. If follow
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idea
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the outcome when
kids
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commit crimes will be their adults will sent to jail, and let
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go live with their
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or
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relatives
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. In conclusion, both opinions have their
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and why these ideas have been developed. From my point of view, I strongly agree with the latter
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. Because youngsters need to learn the
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that will come if they do not follow society's laws.
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