The court of justice says that at that age, adolescents can’t think about the consequence of their action such as house arrest, death penalty, life sentence, prision term,etc. But, if they can vote at that age, why can not they go to jail? They are adult enough to choose a president as well as of choosing their good or bad actions.

I recommend that they focus on improving the behavior of adolescents in prisons. This would mean that a lot teenangers wouldn’t commit a bad action again such as armed robbery, knife crime, traffic offence, gang violence, etc. 

Another good idea would be to provide community service for these adolescents. In this way, they would help the people who need it. Also, they can help the adolescents who can commit a bad action. If they did this, it would reduce the number of teenangers who commit armed robbery, knife crime or gang violence, etc. 

Another suggestion would be that the court of justice would talk with the family of the adolescent who is going to go to jail. Many young offenders have a difficult home lives parents who do not look after them properly. Social services should give these familied more support. In this way, when these adolescents get out of jail, their families will help them not to commit a bad action again. 

I look forward to hearing the opinions of your other readers. 

Your faithfully.

Lucia Landa. 

 I disagree with this law and also think i will not serve him well. Politicians say this new law helps teenagers become part of their country. But policicians do not think about the future of their country. 

 I would recommend that these teens be taugh about these themes. This way it would be good for teens to vote. 

 I can finally say that vote at sixteen shouldn`t be allowed. I look forward to hearning and the opinions of your other readers. 

 Belén Palavecino. 

Dear sir/ madam 

i am writing to express my views about beingn in prision in 16 years old. I am strongly against about this idea, because it could cause more damage that what you could imagine 

many people say that the fact of beingn in prision will help us to reduce the crime, and also to reduce the high level of teenanger that are in our street. But what happened whit those teenager that only commit a mistake? They would be forced to serve a prision sentence in tottaly hostile placa for a teenager. 

A possible solutiuon coul be to question and, if it is necessary, to charge them a with a fine for the damages caused by their 

if families are unable to pay the fine, they could provide support to the community, and the children could participate in workshops that teach and reinforce values such as respect, commitment, etc. 

i will expect favorable answer. 

Yours faithfaully 

Martin Bianco 

Dear Sir/Madam 

I am witing this to expres my opinion on the “dispersal zones” scheme created by the local council. I am against this because I think that will cause more harm than good. 

The problem with this is that they want to reduce street fighting by reducing people’s right to join with a group in the street and this can be a cause of arrest if the scheme is implemented. 

If police wants to reduce street fighting they will have to reduce and control the gangs because they fight and this causes lack of public safety. 

Another idea is that people can call a specific number of the police so they can notify the fights on the street, this would mean that police can act in less time. 

I look forward to hear the opinions of your other readers. 

Yours faithfully. 

Ramón Varela. 

I recommend that they focus on placing more security on the streets. This could work with teenagers who start committing crimes and vandalism at an early age. Therefore, they would have less possibilities to commit crimes.

Another good idea would be to make self-help groups for teenagers not to commit crimes or shoplifting and help them focus on their studies. It would also be good and productive to help them with their schools homework.

Another suggestion would be to organize other activities for the teenagers so they can focus their time in more productive, healthy and useful things and learn a profession for their future.

I look forward to hearing the opinions of your other readers.
Luciana Rdriguez

Dear Sir/ Madam 

 I’m writing to express my views about teenagers of sixteen being jailed for committing crimes. I believe that this could make the city safer if it is well implemented. 

 At this moment any teenager (under eighteen) can be caught but only kept for that day because they are then released maybe to commit crimes again. 

 I recommend that the state ought to change the law that makes teenagers get out of jail, at least in the case that the young offender got to prison twice in the same week. In this way the teenager cannot be arrested five times per day (or even more). If they got arrested and jailed, the police could face more important problems than catching the same child every hour. 

 Another good idea would be to organize a “Virtual Prison Trip” in school. A virtual prison trip is when you take a group of teenagers that commit minor theft or vandalism and send them “virtually” to prison for one day. If they see what’s coming by following a life of crimes, they may change their actions for good. In order to make it work, the school ought to provide this kind of virtual programs and the state ought to program virtual prisons similar to what you could see in a regular one. 

 I’m looking forward to read some other opinions by other readers 

Yours faithfully 

(Francisco Curti) 

Dear Sir/Madame: 

I am writing to express my view on the regulation about voting at the age of sixteen. I disagree with this law and i think it will cause more harm than good. 

Politicians say that the regulation will help to include teenagers in the decisions of their own country. But, what about those teenagers who never listen to political ideas? They would make bad decisions regarding our future. 
I recommend that they focus on the information about voting in schools. This would mean that a lot of teenagers would be fully informed before the elections. 

Another good idea would be to accept adolescents to take part in political parties. If they did this, they would be more interested about decisions of this type. 

Finally, it would be a good idea to consider teenagers "adults"in all the aspects of life. How can it be that they can vote but they can not leave school without an authorization? 

I look forward to hearing the opinions of your others readers. 

Yours truthfully 

Rocío. 

Dear sir/madam 

im writing to expres my views on the prosped "dispear zones". Im strongly against it. 

I believe it will cause more harm than good. 

Local council says that this scheme will reduce street fighting. But what about teenagers who are walking together and aren't doing anything wrong? A dispersal zone would punish them in a negative way which would make the problems worse. 

I recommend that the focus would be on teenagers who commit crimes, like vandalism, rather than on the others. This would mean that a lot of teenagers would not feel like they ' re being punished for things they haven't done. 

Another good idea would be to talk with them or their families. Many young offenders have difficult home lives or parents who don´tlook after them properlu. Social services shuold give them more support. In this way, they would help teenagers to solve the problems in a long term. 

Another suggestion woul be to organize activities for them rather to separate teenagers. If they had more worthwhile things to do, they woul not cause problems. Nobody can deny that there aren´t many things for teenagers in owr town, except to hang out on streets. The local council ought to provide some places for them to meet. Perphaps they could offer free activities for teenagers to do in the afternoon and at the weekends. 

I look forward to hearing the opinions of your other readers. 

Yours faithfully. 

Noelia Denk 

Dear Sir/Madam 

I am writing to express my opinion about the age of criminal responsability. I think this politics is not fair. 

People say that the scheme is a deterrent and stops young people from commiting crimes, we talk about children between the ages of eight and twelve. 

I think that they don`t understand the consequences of their acts. This would mean that innocnet children pay a crime like an adult and they aren`t conscious whit this action. 

A good idea would be to bulid some places to keep the children, and give them social services for their problems perhaps they understand why the children commit crime. 

I recomend to talk to the children and their families, because some of them may have different stories of life and sometimes it is difficult to survive and more if you are a child. 

In this way, they would be able to find the problem and do something. If they did this, it would help to solve the problem in the long term. 

Yours faithfully 

JM.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c0sgxNgtbkQ

I am writing to express my view on the regulation about voting at the age of sixteen. I disagree with this law and i think it will cause more harm than good.

Politicians say that the regulation will help to include teenagers in the decisions of their own country. But, what about those teenagers who never listen to political ideas? They would make bad decisions regarding our future. 

I recommend that they focus on the information about voting in schools. This would mean that a lot of teenagers would be fully informed before the elections.

Another good idea would be to accept adolescents to take part in political parties. If they did this, they would be more interested about decisions of this type.

Finally, it would be a good idea to consider teenagers "adults"in all the aspects of life. How can it be that they can vote but they can not leave school without an authorization?

I look forward to hearing the opinions of your others readers.

Yours truthfully

Rocío.

I’m writing to express my point of view about the winning proposal that set that teenagers (at the age of sixteen) can go to prison that your newspaper reported last week. I’m strongly against this idea and I believe it will cause more harm than good. 

The government says that the idea is great because it reduces crime. But what about those teenagers who go into the prison? They lived in bad conditions and when they return to the city people maybe treat them differently and they are apart from the society. 

I recommend that they should focus on teenagers that commit crimes, and try to help them to change their opinion. This would mean that the teenagers that are guilty of a crime are losing years of their life in prison and they feel really bad for it. 

In my opinion it is a terrible idea and the problem about teenagers and crimes can be solved otherwise. 

Yours faithfully 

Joaquin Arditogato 

https://youtu.be/6VH6JA9uES4 

Dear Sir/Madame: 

I am writing to express my view on the regulation about teenager from sixteen being accepted in prison reported on your newspaper last week. I agree with this law and i think it will cause more good. 

Politicians say that some teens are out of control and need to learn to follow some rules. But, how do we do it? 

I would recommend an investigation about why teens commit crimes and then show it on schools or places teens are, so they are informed about what to do in case they are going through a similar situation. This would mean that a lot of those crimes would´t be committed. 

Another good idea would be to give teens the knowledge and materials they would need to perform a job correctly that would allow them to earn money in a legal way. 

Finally, it would be a good idea because in some cases, adolescents are manipulated into thefts or committing crimes by adults because they think that youngers will not go to prison. 

I look forward to hearing the opinions of your other readers. 

Yours truthfully.

Lara. 

Malena Diaz

Some people believe that a low age of responsibility acts as a derrent and tops young people from commiting crimes but there is concern about how children between the ages of eight and twelve can fully understand the consequences of their actions.

I recommend that they focus on the people that commit crime, rather than all. This would mean that a lot of innocent people would not feel like they are being punished fot things they have a not done.

Another good idea would be to talk about recent research that has shown that the age of ten is probably too low because the part of the brain that has to make decisions and judgments is still developing then it would not be fair. Minors between the ages of seven and fourteen were also a matter of concern to judges who had to apply the Law. Children of this age, accused of a crime, were tried as adults, but only when a number of considerations were appreciated: the seriousness of the crime, the degree of maturity, the ability to distinguish good from evil, as well as any evidence of intentionality or malice.

Another suggestion would be result that they maybe give special help to these young people and not be punished.

I look forward to hearing the opinions of your other readers.

Yours faithfully,

Naomi Rodriguez