Homicide, manslaughter, whatever you want to call it, murder is murder. It does not matter the age, sex, or race of the murderer - the results are the same. A life has been taken. In the Milwaukee case, as in any, the age or financial background should not be a factor in deciding on how to try the defendant. These young boys cannot use their age as an excuse for a vicious murder. They are born with a natural sense of morality, and they have a conscience. Their financial background has even less of a significance, for we have all seen that the "good neighborhood bad neighborhood- stereotypes have all been proven wrong. .
However, in deciding how to punish these kids, we must consider the issue of "mob mentality-. In this case, almost twenty people contributed to this man's death. They did not all spontaneously get the idea to brutally kill an innocent man. There had to have been some instigators to get the crowd riled up. The instigators should definitely be tried as adults, for a penalty of jail time. The children who followed should not be let off the hook, but they should be sent to a juvenile detention center.
This story brings up the issue of mob mentality. We have all heard of stories of mobs and riots, and we wonder what those people were thinking. However, when we think about it, we have all been in a situation of mob mentality. I recall an incident last summer, when I went to the Warped Tour. My friends and I got to the concert early to get a good spot. We did, and were about twenty feet away from the stage. By the time the show was to start, we were packed in extremely tight and were surrounded by a mass of people. As soon as the band came on stage, we were all thrown towards the stage. Right then, we knew that we wanted to get out of that concert. However, with hundred of people on all sides, we also knew there was no way out. Our group was pushed apart, and I was left with only one of my friends.
Mob mentality meaning a large disorderly crowd of people. ... What it really shows is the amount of mob mentality there really is. ... She displays mob mentality in a scene which is in Act 2. ... Mob mentality can occur anywhere in the free world. ... "I myself have only witnessed first hand mob mentality once. ...
He does this by identifying the flaws of mob mentality, greed and racism. ... Mob mentality or herd behaviour is a prominent issue of American society portrayed in the novel. ... Twain is trying to indicate that mob mentality can devour your identity. Mob mentality is an essential factor and plays a significant role in greed- another big issue in the novel. ... He shows that humans are weak beings and society tempts us to give into mob mentality, greed and prejudice- judging an individual based on their race. ...
Mob mentality took over and history was made in the hands of the poor, better yet in the hands of men. But what does it take for a mob to become strong and have the strength to change and make history? In answer to that a mob needs a strong man. ... The whole thing with a mob is that if everyone is doing it then no one could get into trouble. Dickens describes this mob mentality during many scenes in his book but one scene that sticks out in my mind is where the mob storms the Bastille. ...
A mob mentality is responsible for many outbreaks and problems in society. Peer pressure, for example, is an important issue brought on by mob mentality; people are persuaded to "follow the leader" and go with the crowd. ... "The Monsters are Due on Maple Street", also conveys the underlying theme that fear leads to mob mentality. ... Furthermore, the idea that fear leads to this sort of mob mentality, is also expressed in The Crucible. ... These irrational fears cause humans to act in an uncivilized manner, thus it influences them to have a mob mentality. ...
Mark Twain uses his novel, The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, to explore and satirize many problems facing American society; as religion, civilization, and mob mentality: to prove a point and to try to change the reader's opinion about the subject. ... Lastly, he derides the hypocrisy of mobs when the mob attacks the Duke and Dauphin. ... This leads into mob mentality, which Twain also profoundly satirizes throughout the novel. ... Mark Twain chose to satirize religion, civilization, and mob mentality to make his message clear. ...
The men, although respectable as individuals, are driven to commit their crimes due to mob mentality and the fear of being labeled distinctly from the crowd. ... Nobody wanted to be called a "flower picker" and Clark does a very good job of bring in mob mentality in his novel. ... Gerald's point about mob mentality lays out the main motive behind the men to want to go kill the rustlers. ... Davies argues that if the men form a mob, their "crime would be worse than a murderers". Davies advised them that a "lynch gang always acts in a panic" but despite Davies effort to persuade them not to...
Lee is able to convey aspects of Atticus" idiosyncrasies through the dialogue used in the jail scene, which depicted Atticus" bravery and moral mentality. ... In contrast, the lynch mob are described to be seen as dark shadows, always lingering in the darkness. ... Including the Jail incident in her novel allowed Lee to further explore the central theme of the innocence of child mentality, and the growth from innocence to understanding. ... After all, it was, in fact, Scouts" innocence that saved the mob from killing Tom Cunningham. ... As she is the "adult" Scout writing the novel, the passa...
To acknowledge these sub-themes of The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn,this essay will discuss hypocrisy, mob mentality and the world's adventurous leaders. ... Besides the issue on hypocrisy, Twain touched base on mob mentality and how people involve themselves in situations that really don't concern them. ... His examples of hypocrisy, mob mentality, and adventurous leaders, not only enables his audience to want to read more but it relates to our modern day society. ...
