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Original title: Donghu Comments: “The age of criminal responsibility is lowered” to accompany the bright flowering season
The second draft revision of the Criminal Law Amendment (11) was submitted to the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress for deliberation on the 13th. It is planned to individually reduce the legal minimum age of criminal responsibility through special procedures in certain circumstances. The bill stipulates that any person who has reached the age of 12 but not 14 who commits the crime of intentional homicide or intentional injury resulting in death, will be subject to criminal responsibility prior approval of the Supreme Public Prosecutor’s Office.
In recent years, the criminal behavior of minors has become increasingly young, violent, mobster and intellectualized, and the methods of committing crimes are cruel and the consequences of serious crimes. They continue to provoke the fragile nerves of the citizenry. Therefore, the voice of lowering the age of criminal responsibility is also increasing. It is understood that crimes committed by children under 14 years of age have been increasing year after year in China. Faced with criminal punishment, “he’s just a child” has gradually become an excuse for the family to avoid responsibility.
The author believes that minors’ outlook on life and values have not yet been fully formed, which also determines that minors not only fear the law, but can also generate contempt for the law. If only minors can see the tenderness of the law without seeing the majesty of the law, and there is no unforgettable punishment enough to make them lament and amaze, the above crimes can become their capital to show off to their peers.
In addition, with the development of time, the bodies of minors develop earlier than before, and receive a wider range of information, many young adolescents are not mature enough, but they have the drive and the ability to hurt others of prematurely. As information and communication technology and tools become more advanced and the level of social education gradually improves, many 12-year-olds today have more knowledge and social cognition than 14-year-olds of the previous generation. Obviously, the excuses of those under 14 can no longer be an umbrella or a charm for their wrongdoing. Lowering the age of criminal responsibility and strict monitoring of misbehaving minors is great for the next generation and for the whole of society.
Juvenile delinquency is the misfortune of children and also the misfortune of the family: all flowery life withers by bad thoughts and impulses. A wealth of data shows that the majority of juvenile offenders come from disabled families or groups of abandoned, mobile, inactive, homeless and other children who are out of school and are unemployed. They are deeply affected by internet cafes, bars, karaoke bars and other entertainment venues that lack effective oversight. During the transition period, problems arose in the guardianship of the family, school education and social governance, and the protection of education was not in force.
Young people who ignore national laws and know the law and violate the law are the pain of the family and society. We must work hard to treat it from the aspects of the rule of law, morality, education and society. Establish an appropriate classification and multiple criteria for judging violations and crimes, and let “lowering the criminal age” accompany the brilliant blooming season.
Source: Jingchu.com
Author: Zheng Huiwen
