Consequences of Rape
John is one kind of a kid who has a dark past and which in many cases will affect the future. Being the first born in a family of three, he is most definitely the role model of the smaller siblings who will do everything according to how he does and how it affects him and the family. Raping is one of the major offenses that should never at any one time be forgiven. It is dehumanizing, and an act of irresponsibility and the offenders should be punished severely (Peterson et al., 2017). Raping a colleague and in this case, a young girl is wrong, and the law should take its course and act accordingly. The victim in many cases will be affected and always traumatized by this actions, and so seriousness is required in the decisions made. Perpetrators in many cases are sentenced to life in prison, and this should be the kind of treatment done to everyone found defiling a lady or a young man (Siegel & Welsh, 2016). The law is very clear that any perpetrator should be handled with the right laws such as being given a ten years imprisonment. The Same case applies to any person who was around or contributed to the action taking place.
In case John is left scot free or tried in the juvenile court, there could be serious future issues in the society once he attains the age of 18 and above. In such a case, John will do everything possible to make sure that he assaults other girls once he is out. John has no father figure to advice and looks through as a role model, and therefore this could be the issue. Feeling the intense hatred to the females and wanting to do harm to them is the only solution he thinks of as revenge. At the age of 14, he has the capacity of raping another girl without fear of the law. Such acts should be taken very seriously since, in the future, he could be one dangerous man in the society (Peterson et al., 2017). Taking him to the juvenile courts where he can be corrected is very risky since he could refuse to change to be a better person. John is almost at the teenage stage which comes with a lot of influence, and this could be the biggest contributors to him not changing.
Looking at his past, he needs some medical attention such as the counseling but at the same time counseling could fail. The consequences of such an act could be deadly once he gets back to the community at 18 years of age. If he is taken to the adult’s court, he could suffer from being bullied by the adults there and so not a comfortable solution. However, John committed a crime that needs a lot of attention and a good punishment by the law (Siegel & Welsh, 2016). According to the law, there are penalties for persons who try to defend their action s with the past. The girl who was defiled by John will forever be traumatized by this event, and therefore there is the need to consider her view and feelings. John should face the law accordingly and serve a jail term to teach him the rule of law on what is right and wrong. The judge should consider the victim when giving a decision with regards to this case.
References
Peterson, C., DeGue, S., Florence, C., & Lokey, C. N. (2017). Lifetime economic burden of rape among US adults. American journal of preventive medicine, 52(6), 691-701.
Siegel, L. J., & Welsh, B. C. (2016). Juvenile delinquency: The core. Nelson Education.
