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**Jail Time V.S. Play Time**Created by Tatin, Danielle, Sam, and Belle __ Courts should be allowed to try juveniles as adults. __

. Today is just like any day. You grab your breakfast and you're rushing to get out the door to catch the bus, you slow your pace, when you overhear the news on the TV in the living room.

"Welcome back to news at seven! Today thirteen year old Kyle is being held in custody. Last night Kyle Smithwas arrested for illegal drug dealing and theft."

You are so stunned, Kyle had been in your science class. You didn't know him, but you still didn't think he would do that.

"It was around nine o'clock last night, and the cops where making their rounds when they spotted Kyle and an unidentified suspect walking. They pulled over and informed them it was past curfew. They ran, and the unidentified person threw a small bag into a passing yard. He cut right into an ally, and Kyle kept running. Kyle then jumped into a waiting car on the side of the road, and drove recklessly through the neighborhood. They cops follow Kyle onto a back road. The cops just got a chance to stop Kyle, they rounded the side of the stolen car and clipped the Buber. It rolled but Kyle wasn't harmed. His trial will be held this Sunday at two."

You know that you won't have any say in how the case is handled, but at the same time you have an opinion. You know he should be locked up. Seeing the news story and his crimes, you know that he had to have been selling drugs for a while. Not to mention stealing the car. Could he have done that before? You never saw this coming, so you know it is likely that he stole things in the past. He should be tried as an adult, he has to be. After all, what if they release him and he starts selling drugs or stealing again? Seeing him go to jail won't be easy, especially since you know him, but it's necessary to make sure he really realizes his mistakes. Then you hear the bus coming. You pick up your backpack to go to school, and as you walk out the door, you wonder what your friends will think.

Samantha and Danielle

Be aware of juvenile behavior, reach out to a responsible person.