A Teenager Didn’t Do Her Online Schoolwork. So a Judge Sent Her to Juvenile

Re:A Teenager Didn’t Do Her Online Schoolwork. So a Judge Se... by qbaqbaqba on Thursday July 16, 2020 @05:15PM (#23863901)

I disagree. It's not about her ignoring her obligation for doing her schoolwork, it's about her not following the court's order. Law may be harsh and fair in the same time. Being ordered to do her homework was a weak sanction, she ignored it, so she needs a stronger stimulus. So law isn't dumb, it's just consistent.

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Re:A Teenager Didn’t Do Her Online Schoolwork. So a Judge Se... by clawedjird on Friday July 17, 2020 @09:13AM (#23870095)

You should read the article. In short, she didn't actually ignore the court's order to meet her academic obligations.

A law could be harsh, but fair, sure. However, an excessively harsh law is not fair, nor is an inconsistently-enforced one. This situation ticks both of those boxes.

> Being ordered to do her homework was a weak sanction, she ignored it, so she needs a stronger stimulus.

This simple-minded, old-fashioned line of thinking is out of touch with contemporary scholarship and a major contributor to the US criminal justice system's inefficacy.

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