SBS Special Promoter Youth Protection or Indulgence?

Discussion on the revision of the juvenile law

The “SBS Special” broadcast this afternoon covers the controversial juvenile method under the heading “Boys, Stand in Court”.

■ One Million People's Petition “Put down the lawful boy”

Last spring, a new college student who had a part-time job delivery job died in a hit-and-run accident.

However, the driver of the hit car was a junior high school student who was only 13 years old.

In the car, seven more people were on board, but most of them are not subject to criminal punishment because they are “law boys” under the age of 14.

Even before committing crimes such as theft and unlicensed driving several times before, he had no choice but to take action, and ended up taking the life of a young man.

Furthermore, after the accident, the persecution students left an article on the SNS that does not show off or reflect on the crime, which caused more publicity.

“My child is dead and dead, but no one is punished, but if they are not punished, these children will commit another crime later. Then the second and third victims will come out again.”-10

Victims of an unlicensed accident

The meaning of 'lawful boy' means that 'criminal boy', who is 14 years old to younger than 19 years of age, is subject to prolonged and short sentences in criminal trials or in juvenile courts, depending on the crime.

‘Called Boys’ who are 10 years of age or older and under 14 years of age are only given protective measures without any criminal record.

Because of this, some suspicions have raised concerns about exploitation of criminal punishment.

■ Appeal of victims who do not reach court

Last year, a group of high school students who were sexually assaulted against elementary school students was charged with arrest.

It was a heavy crime for an adult to be sentenced to more than 10 years, but the Criminal Tribunal sent the Group A to the Boyhood.

The reason was that the perpetrated student was young, first offender, and reflective.

Upon receiving a juvenile trial, the longest juvenile detention will be disposed of for two years, and no criminal record will be left.

“Isn't that sorry for reflection?

The assailant told the judge the aspiration to study hard and become a lawyer.

I didn't apologize to my child for being sorry. ”-Interview with victim's mother

After being sent to the Department of Juveniles, the victim's family cannot know the date of the trial or attend the trial.

This is because the principle of the boy's trial is not disclosed.

Even on the day of the final sentence, families of the victims of the case had to be kicked out of the juvenile court.

Eventually, the victim did not know what the abuser was subjected to.

“You have to change the boy's law.

It's not a law to protect a boy, but a law called 'victim neglect' should be called as a 'perpetrator's law to trigger a perpetrator' due to punishment. '-Interview with the victim's family

■ Juvenile law, protection or indulgence!

The age standards of the Chokbeop boy have not been adjusted since the enactment of the Juvenile Act in 1953.

It is suggested that as the amount of information received by youth increases, the age standard should now be reduced to 13 or 12.

On the other hand, however, there is an opinion that boy violence is only a small part, and it is necessary to understand the home environment of boys who are not cared for.

“The amount of information received by 14-year-old boys 60 years ago and now is different.

It is necessary to create an area of ​​flexibility to punish boys according to their sins rather than just targeting them for protection. ”-Dr. Jae-Hyun Seung, Korea Criminal Policy Institute

“I am in a very unfortunate environment that most protective boys do not commit suicide.

There wasn't an adult to hold onto.

Can I fully hold the responsibility of misconduct to children who have never even had the opportunity to learn right and wrong? ”-Former President of the Boys, Prof. Young-Sun Han of Kyonggi University ▶ Who should protect juvenile law?

Adolescents who have been neglected because they have not been cared for by parents and society will need the warm interest of adults who teach the wrong rather than severe punishment and the opportunity to stand up again.

However, compared to the pain of the victim, the punishment of the abused youth is negligible, and a large number of people urge the revision of the Juvenile Act.

Whenever violent incidents by boys occur, requests for the abolition or amendment of the Juvenile Act heat up the petition bulletin board.

However, it was soon forgotten and the amendment to the juvenile law did not exceed the threshold of the National Assembly.

Meanwhile, other boys, victims of the crime, are left in pain.

SBS Special aired at 11:05 p.m. on Sunday, May 31, 2020, in-depth discussions on the revision of juvenile law by closely covering the recent rapidly increasing youth crime cases and analyzing the progress of the cases.

I want to consider it.