"Payag ka bang ibaba ang edad for criminal liability?"
I decided to watch the debate since am interested to hear the arguments of both sides. The debate was really good kaya lang there are some instances when the anti-people are just too inconsiderate. Bakit hindi muna hayaan na makatapos ng sinsabi yung nasa kabilang side dahil bibigyan din naman sila ng time para mag-argue. AND the madam from CHR? Parang galit na galit na si madam. Come on! It's a debate. Don't take it personally against your opponent.
My cousin asked me if am "pro" or "anti" on the proposed revision. Sa totoo lang? Hati kasi eh. Payag ako na babaan nila ang edad ng criminal liability BUT in offenses which are punishable by prision correccional (six months and one day to six years) and above. There was even this someone who gave the argument that "a 12yr old child who committed the crime of theft acted w/o discernment". Come on! Hindi tanga ang mga kabataan ngayon! Impossible namang hindi alam ng isang bata na mali ang magnakaw, manaksak at pumatay! Furthermore, a lady presented a statistics regarding the percent of adults vs. children who are recorded to have committed a crime. Of course konti lang ang marerecord na krimen na bata ang gumawa simply because it's very illogical to do so. Why waste your money in filing a case against the child when in fact he will not be convicted on the ground of minority?
Kahit ano pang maging resulta, may it be for the benefit of the public and of course which is deemed best for the children so they won't be influenced to commit crimes (may it be a light offense or not). Ikaw, payag ka ba na ibaba ang criminal liability?
