When Kids Kill: Roseanne Frangione

Taking a human life is the most horrible crime known to mankind. In a society where children grow up learning to kill by playing video games and watching hours upon hours of violence on television and films, the value of a person's life becomes less and less valuable. The questions remains: is this the fault of the society's impact on children, parents' lack of responsible upbringing, or does the blame lie within the children themselves?

I believe that every child deserves the right to grow up with respect and dignity. Teaching the next generation the importance of values and respect is key not only for their well being, but for our own as they will eventually be making decisions when we are senior citizens. Jordan Brown didn't find a gun and accidentally shoot his father's girlfriend. He learned to kill by hunting with his father, who gave his son a 20-gauge shotgun as a gift for Easter. Two lives could have been spared had Jordan Brown never learned to shoot a gun, and certainly if he had not had a shotgun given to him as a gift.

Eventually, this case will be decided and a sentence will be given, but no true justice will take place. A mother has lost her daughter and unborn grandson. Two daughters have lost their mother. A man has lost his fiancee and unborn son, and while his other son is still alive, he has basically lost him as well. Even if Jordan Brown is sentenced to serve his time in a juvenile facility and receives therapy (which is what I would recommend), he will forever carry with him the knowledge of his actions.

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