Ted Talk Reactions by Michelle Cummins

jaydenclippsbishop — 2025-10-03 17:10:07 UTC

Summary: The speaker highlighted mental health and its effects on actions, saying that it is unfair to imprison a person for life for poor mental health when they could instead be rehabilitated.

2025-10-03 17:11:08 UTC

What stuck out? What made you think?

The statistics in Scotland. Learning that the youth crime rate went down significantly was an amazing revelation. It made me think because it gives me hope that children who have done terrible things are not too far gone, and there is still hope for them.

2025-10-03 17:12:11 UTC

Summary

The talk explained how the youth justice system should focus on helping kids, fixing root problems, and using restorative justice so they can change and give back to the community.

2025-10-03 17:12:18 UTC

summary it is explaining the unhelpful solutions to mental health what made me think was how many kids were put in jail for mental health issues instead of getting proper help

michellecummins — 2025-10-03 17:12:21 UTC

Alex started with background, moved to data, and ended with his claim which was very passionate, heartfelt, and convincing.

He talked about an approach that Scotland used with regard to juvenile justice-Intervention, Diversion, and Rehabilitation. This was his call to action. He urged the government to invest in programs that would emphasize this approach, and for it to stop the fund cuts.

Things that stood out-->

Change the focus from causes to symptoms

which will stop the cycle of violence

There IS a different way to deal with youth justice

Incarceration needs to stop being the go to answer

Give young people a chance to live their lives

redefine what Justice means!

2025-10-03 17:14:03 UTC

My reaction to the Ted talk was that although I sympathize with the man speaking, I don't agree with him. Rehabilitation and helping those troubled kids who truly need it is important however I still believe that those kids are in their own right mind to make their own decisions. The example that he used of the kid being abused in the home and how that led to him having future issues; there are also plenty of cases where the abused kid actually does better and gets put on a better path. It all depends on mindset so I don't think it's right to blame the current actions on the past incidents. Although those incidents may have influenced the child's behavior, they still had a conscience choice to do it or not. Depending on their actions, I believe a just consequence must follow.

mayastegall — 2025-10-03 17:14:14 UTC

Summary : In Alex Lloyd'd Ted talk " What if we could do youth justice better?" Alex argues that punishment and incarceration often fail to address why young people offend. He highlights how trauma, inequality, and mental health struggles shape many offenders' lives and calls for early intervention and restorative justice instead. Lloyd urges society to see justice not as punishment, but as support, accountability, and opportunities for change.

alexanderrenteria — 2025-10-03 17:16:37 UTC

3. What stuck out? What made you think?

When he said that, if punishing children who had past trauma was really justice instead of helping them with rehabilitation.

emeraldvenegas — 2025-10-03 17:17:42 UTC

Something that stood out to me from the ted talk was when he showed the brains of two different children. One being maltreated and the other that hasn't been maltreated. Kids that have trauma have damaged their brains connections and can't think as well as others. I think there can still be a chance to help any kid that has or is being mistreated.