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I believe that any young person who is legally able to view violence and who is looked at by the law as able to view that same violence should be held responsible for criminal acts that he/she may commit. People that are capable of telling right from wrong which anyone over the age of 13 should well be able to do, should know that what they are doing is wrong and therefore is responsible. Any person 16 years old or older charged with a capital offense, a Class A felony, a felony which involves the use of a deadly weapon or a felony which has as an element that causes death or serious physical injury or involving the serious physical injury, use of a dangerous instrument against a law enforcement officer, a judicial official, etc., and trafficking in drugs is tried as an adult. I believe that this is the best way to discourage the continuance of underage crime. It gives other underage criminals a reason to think twice about what they are doing. Many people believe that just because a child is not technically an adult in the eyes of the law this makes it ok for them to commit heinous crimes and not receive the same and rightful punishment as adults who commit the same crimes. Although there is a basis for this argument it a