November Case Questions

11/18/2014

Case 1: Do you think the defendant in the first case had some domestic problems such as abuse or other issues that would have made her commit the crime? If so what type of issues do you think she is facing? What can she do to overcome issues in her life?

Case 2: Defendant two seemed to be accompanied by both a good influence and a bad influence at the scene of the crime. Why might she have listen to the bad influence knowing that it was wrong and although she was warned not to do so? Do you think peer pressure is more powerful than knowing between wrong and right and being warned?

15 Comments

Adam

11/18/2014 05:21:39 am

I believe in the first case the defendant had circumed to abuse by her father.She could take Therapy or seek some help. It seems her parents are nonchalant.She could have commuted the crime to gain popularity.

Adam

11/18/2014 05:24:29 am

Defendant two seemed lackluster she felt something for her uncle and needed a father figure.Her mother is careless with her and needs to step up her game inorder to raise her child. She just needs time away from family to gather her thoughts.

Areanna Figueroa

11/18/2014 11:17:08 am

Case 1: I believe that the defendant doesn't suffer from physical abuse but probably emotional and or mental abuse. She sees her father give attention to all her other siblings and other things but not to her. This could cause her to have issues with her own self esteem since she feels as if she's not worth the time of her own father. What she could do is go to individual therapy and family therapy with her father. This way she can deal with individual problems as well as issues that she's having with explaining or expressing her feelings with her father.

Case 2: The defendant might have listened to the bad influence versus the good influence because she wants to be accepted by the older, bad, influence. I do believe that peer pressure is more powerful than someones moral compass. When someone wants be accepted, they will do whatever is possible.

Adrian Flores

12/1/2014 12:56:26 pm

In the first case, I believe the defendant was suffering from some type of abuse from her father. I feel she should attend therapy to resolve the issues at home so they don't affect her daily life.

In the second case, I feel she paid attention to the bad influence as opposed to the good influence because she was simply trying to please her father even if that meant risking getting caught. A bad influence may overpower a persons morals if the person sees no positive outcome in following their morals.

Sonya Ochoa

12/1/2014 02:35:26 pm

Case 1: I think that the defendant was suffering from abuse by her father. In my opinion the best thing she can do to overcome issued that she is facing in her life is to get therapy.

Case 2: I think the defendant decided to listen to the bad influence because she was trying to help her uncle, which she viewed more as a fatherly figure. I do believe that peer pressure is more powerful than knowing between wrong and right because people will try to please those around them to try to fit in and be accepted, even if it means doing wrong.

Emily P.

12/4/2014 01:32:55 pm

Case 1: I believe the defendant did go through some domestic problems but I don't believe that led her to steal. It seemed as if the father abused her emotionally and physically. The only way she could prevent that is by simply not seeing him anymore.

Case 2: The defendant might have listened to the and influence because sometimes peer pressure is more powerful than knowing wrong from right. Although she did have a friend who told her not to commit the crime, she didn't seem to grasp the idea of it being wrong at the time.

Darwin Reyes

12/9/2014 12:34:53 am

Case 1: The defendant is most likely being challenged in this stage of her life by the endeavors to the art of peer pressure. It is in this moment specifically that she is not only facing the mental pursuit for acceptance but she is also facing the hardships of an absent father. She can overcome these issues by focusing on her schoolwork while joining extra-curriculars that feed her interest but also have a positive effect on her.

Case 2: The defendant was overcome by peer pressure as well but the guilty parties of the peer pressure was her own family, surprisingly. We often find ourselves in enticing situations where our judgments are clouded and peer pressure has the effect on a person where we seem to lose the discrepancy between wrong and right.

Elizabeth Jacome

12/9/2014 10:23:15 am

Case 1: I don't believe the defendant suffered from any kind of abide. But I do believe that her actions were a cry for help and she should go to therapy. Talking out your problems can always help.

Elizabeth Jacome

12/9/2014 10:25:08 am

Case 2: I think she committed the crime because she wanted to be accepted. Peer pressure got to her and instead of looking lame she did the crime. Peer pressure will always triumph over what's right and wrong

Rocio Camacho

12/12/2014 11:09:10 am

Case1: I think the defendant has emotional problems due that her dad doesn't seem to pay much attention to her and the way to overcome that is to get therapy.
Case2: She listened to the bad influence because she wanted to look cool and be accepted. Peer pressure is more powerful because in the moment you just do it so the others would stop insisting.

Erika Hernandez

12/15/2014 01:08:18 am

Case 1: I think that the defendant did have some type of domestic issues with her father such as neglect, but I do not think that those problems were the reason of why she committed the crime. I think she simply committed the crime to seek acceptance from her father. I sugest that she go to therapy both with her parents and alone.

Case 2: The defendant gave into peer pressure by the bad influence instead of listening to the good influence, not because she didn't know what to do but because she wanted to feel accepted by the new friend, the bad influence. I believe that many people young or old are often faced by peer pressure and will often give into it. The reason for why might not always be clear, but no matter how well we know ourselves and are sure of what we know what is right or wrong we want to be accepted in some way by the people who suround us.

Leslie Plaza

1/20/2015 08:38:04 am

Case 1: I think that it there is a possibility that the defendant was physically abused, but I feel, based on her, that she was mentally abused by her father. The stress of the mental abuse from her father might've caused her to resort to petty theft.

Case 2: I felt that the defendant was more influenced by the bad friend, instead of good friend, because they were better friends. Plus the defendant had a lot of trust towards the bad friend, so even though the defendant felt that stealing was a bad idea, she didn't want to disappoint her friend.

Karen Lopez

1/27/2015 12:18:52 pm

Case #1: The defendant in the first case did seem like she was undergoing peer pressure, which can be a reasonable motive as well as the fact that the defendant might just be wanting to fit in. Therefore doing what they might be told to do; in addition, the lack of a father in her life may also be affecting her actions.
Case #2: In this case, the defendant gave into peer pressure instead of listening to her own perception of right and wrong. Personally, I sensed that the companion pressuring the defendant had a higher sense of power over her than the companion that had warned her about what she was getting herself into.

Albert Madueno

2/2/2015 01:11:11 pm

Case one: I believe the domestic violence came from abuse from her father while he was with her in the household throughout her childhood . She should deeply consider visiting a therapist to aid her with her domestic violence problem.

Case two: she will be more focused the darker side then on the lighter side of the situation and gave into her negative influences instead of her positive influences. This shows that she chooses the things that others want her to do such as her trying to please her father.

Randy Valenzuela

1/20/2016 07:44:25 am

Case 1: I do believe the defendant was going through some emotional problems at the time, in which she might want to consider therapy for treatment.
Case 2: I believe the defendant was influenced by a bad friend, just because she might have wanted to fit in with the crowd or the people she would like to hang with.

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