Sam’s Blogs

‘Does the punishment fit the crime’? In Stanley’s case I think it doesn’t because a juvenile should not be forced to do heavy manual labour as a punishment. Stanley supposedly stole Clyde Livingstone’s shoes and as punishment was given the choice of going to jail or going to Camp Green lake Juvenile Detention Centre. Camp Green Lake is in the middle of the Texas wastelands and has the only water for at least a hundred miles around. There is no actual lake, only the hot sun and hard earth. Stanley is begin forced to dig a hole 5 feet wide and 5 feet deep every day for the 6 months that he is there.
I think the punishment is too hard on Stanley, and he should have been given Community Service instead.
I think that punishments should be related to the crime. For example, if some one steals from a shop they should have to either pay for damages or work there. If they hurt someone they should have to work for the person they hurt for a certain amount of time that is decided by the judge, or help to pay for the medical bills.
In conclusion I think the punishments should have both up and downsides so that they will be neither liked nor totally unbearable to the offender.