Should Be That Way For Pretty Much Everything?

Hopefully the tide will slowly turn in our juvenile justice system. We can argue about whether 17-year-olds who commit first degree murder should be tried as adults, but generally almost all "crimes" by minors should be treated as behavioral problems requiring quality therapy and rehabilitation. The juvenile justice system should not be punitive, especially as quite often juveniles are victims.

State lawmakers are following up last year's crackdown on human trafficking with plans to make Pennsylvania safer for child victims.

Many children involved in sex work are manipulated or forced into it, advocates say, and shouldn't be treated like criminals. A Senate proposal would prevent prosecution of minors for human trafficking and related offenses.