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As a young woman that lives in a low income community, I see or hear many crimes that are committed by juveniles. Many of those juveniles I grew up with or know because of the fact that my community is not very big or diverse in cultures. As the proposition 21 passed a few years ago, I wonder if it is for the better of the state or if it is hurting us all around. I believe that a juvenile is old enough to know right from wrong when it comes to committing a crime. It is sad to hear that a juvenile has been prosecuted as an adult for a crime they committed, but I still agree that they are responsible for there own actions and must face the consequences necessary. In this essay, I will show both sides of the argument on the proposition 21, which prosecutes juveniles as adults in the courts. As I read through the article titled “No on California Proposition 21” by the Los Angeles Area Office of the League of Revolutionaries for