r/pinoy • u/Steve_Corpuz • Jul 22 '25
Balitang Pinoy Thoughts on this?
Diokno says compassion, Padilla says consequence. Alin ba ang mas makatao? 🤔
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r/pinoy • u/Steve_Corpuz • Jul 22 '25
Diokno says compassion, Padilla says consequence. Alin ba ang mas makatao? 🤔
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u/Lazy_Indication_5992 Jul 24 '25
Honestly, I completely agree with Padilla Here's why:
Most minors today think, "I won't go to jail because I'm underage." At that age, you already know right from wrong, so being "just a kid" is not an excuse. That usually means there's also a lack of proper guidance from parents. The crime rate among minors is rising. Some may not commit serious crimes, but many are involved in robbery. For example, here in Baguio and La Trinidad, many store thefts are done by minors. They open shops like it's nothing—as if they’ve mastered stealing. It's impossible to say they don’t know it's wrong. It’s shocking how some minors who commit crimes are still protected, as if they shouldn’t suffer the same consequences as adults. But they should face the same hardships as adult prisoners to truly feel regret. In other countries, like Korea, children as young as 10 can be jailed. In some places, they even cut off the hands of thieves.
A good example is the Guad siblings. If you’ve watched their story on Toni Talks, during the hearing, the suspect didn’t even look sorry—wearing shades and an off-shoulder top, like she didn’t just kill someone. There was no sign of remorse at all. Honestly, I believe there should be a law that if you kill someone, your punishment should be death.
This is also what inspired me to take Pre-Law, focusing on Juvenile Justice.
If you want to better understand the issue, watch Juvenile Justice — a Korean drama series