March Teen Court 20163/17/2016 Case 1The defendant jumped the gate at his high school to after buying marijuana from someone at the park. Do you think he was pressured into smoking by his friends who always wanted to smoke? The defendant is not allowed to associate with those friends who smoke marijuana during his probation. How will that affect his life and the choices he makes? Case 2In the second case, the defendant claim do have just gone up to a random person and asked if he sold marijuana. Do you feel like the defendant was lying about his answers and being immature? Why do you think the court gave him a few hours of community service? How many hours would you have given the defendant since he lied any times throughout the session?
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Bella Pinedo
3/19/2016 11:29:00 am
1)I think the defendant may have felt pressured, but he makes his own choices. The defendant not being able to associate with his friends is a good thing since he can get himself back on track with his school work.
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Andrea Chavez
4/4/2016 10:48:46 pm
Case 1: I believe that the defendant was in fact pressured by his friends to smoke. During his probation period, the defendant is not allowed to associate with his "friends" that smoke. I think that this will definitely affect his life and hopefully, change the way he sees life and eventually allow him to make better decisions for himself.
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Alejandro Ortiz
5/3/2016 02:49:59 pm
1. I feel like he was peer pressured by his friends. Most decisions are not made because the individual themselves wanted to, but because their friends wanted to or they just wanted to look cool in front of their friends. Taking away association with those friends is great thing, The reason being that it gives the minor a new chance, a new chance for better decisions and a new chance to make new friends.
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Rocio Camacho
3/20/2016 07:42:51 pm
1. I do think he was pressured even though he said he wasn't, and that it was his own choice. Since he can't be with the friends that smoke marijuana, he might wind up hanging out with same friends after the probation and maybe smoking again.
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Sonya Ochoa
3/25/2016 09:08:56 am
Case 1: I think that the defendant may not have been directly pressured into smoking but he did it anyway to try to fit in. Not being able to associate with them will benefit him in the long run because he will not be influenced by the wrong crowd anymore.
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Derick Villafuerte
3/25/2016 12:08:15 pm
1. I feel that the defendant was peer pressured by his friends because since he had no friends he felt that he needed to associate with that crowd fearing that if he doesn't then he will lose his friends. Probation will help make better choices because he will find friends who don't do drugs and his life will have a better outcome.
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Jessica Zapien
4/5/2016 01:35:50 am
1. The defendant may have felt rather pressured indirectly due to his desire to fit in and find friends he could rely on emotionally. Not associating with those friends who smoke would likely do him some good because he might find some new form of emotional support or learn to be less dependent on those friends.
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Jackie Rivera
4/5/2016 12:15:50 pm
1) I do not think he was directly pressured but he did want to fit in with his friends that's why he made that choice. Him not being able to associate with his friends will benefit him to be on the right track
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Adrian Flores
4/5/2016 12:38:29 pm
1) I believe the defendant was unintenionally peer pressured to smoke since all of his friends were doing it. Not associating with these friends would allow him to adapt to a new lifestyle and turn his attitude around.
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Leslie Plaza
4/5/2016 10:23:18 pm
1. I think the defendant's friends play a huge role in his path to smoking. Although he denies it, the defendant doesn't realize that he's being pressured, instead he sees it as "bonding". Not associating with his friends will help the defendant realize his wrongdoing and hopefully lead him to a better path.
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Amalia Sanchez
4/13/2016 12:44:08 pm
1) The defendant may have not been pressured into smoking since he made his own choices but chose to smoke in the end. Not being able to associate with his friends will serve a good purpose in his recovery.
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Ernesto Garcia
4/15/2016 08:45:25 am
1. I do think the defendant was pressured into smoking but at the same time decided to do it himself because it was his choice to leave school which only he could have prevented. Not being allowed to associate with those friends will benefit him greatly mainly because he won't be around their influence and he will have time to think over the kind of friends he has.
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Randy Valenzuela
4/29/2016 07:53:12 am
Case !: I feel that the defendant was being pressured by his friends due to the statement he made, stating he didn't reallyarijuana have any friends at the start, I believe he felt the need to smoke to be part of the crowd.
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Karen Lopez
5/19/2016 08:28:12 am
1. I don't think that he was necessarily pressured, because he did claim that it was his choice, and he understood that fact. Although he said it was his choice, I do believe there was some sort of influence from his "friends" when he didn't attend school to buy the drugs. I personally believe his probation will definitely put him at a better place, he will come to a realization that he doesn't need drugs in his life, and is better off without those "friends".
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Amber Castillo
5/19/2016 12:57:00 pm
Case 1: I do believe that he was being pressured but then again I think at certain point he began to want to do it regardless of his statements because for someone to go out of their way and numb the fence and risk getting in trouble.
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Rafael Gonzalez
5/19/2016 01:01:14 pm
Case 1 : I believe that the defendant was peer pressured into doing drugs but he had the choice to not do it as well because it was his choice to smoke. Not being around these "friends" will allow him to meet new people and get a better lifestyle.
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Amy Lopez
3/23/2017 09:31:45 pm
1. I think that the defendant was peer pressured into doing drugs with his friend but him being away from his "friends" during this time will make him meet better people.
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