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Module 5 Discussion 3

Module 5 Discussion 3

Q View one or more of the following documentaries about prison and the death penalty. • Death Penalty Most Excruciating Documentary - Prison Documentary (40:03)Links to an external site. • Inside Death Row with Trevor McDonald 1 of 2 (47:25)Links to an external site. • Inside Death Row with Trevor McDonald 2 of 2 (45:08) Links to an external site. • Prisons Documentary Children in Prison for Life Sentence (52:01)Links to an external site. Reflect on the issues discussed in the video(s) you viewed and post a thoughtful discussion addressing the following points: • What was the speaker's/narrator's point of view about the topic? • What ethical issues and ethical reasoning were argued? • Do you agree with the documentary's point of view? Be specific and thorough. Discuss how and why you agree or disagree and how ethics and values contribute to your opinion. Read your peers' posts and comment in a respectful manner to at least one classmate that you agree with and one that you disagree with. Be specific in your responses to their positions. Review the discussion guidelines and the evaluation rubric to ensure your submission meets the standard.

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The point of view in this documentary was how back in the days children were more likely to get sentence to life for their childhood acts. In this case the main point of topic was a boy name Kenneth Young who was sentenced to 15 to life with no parole at the age of 14 because of four armed robberies he and a 24 year old man named Bethea committed. Young grew up with his mom and sister who was a single parent and unfortunately on drugs living in the projects. Young committed this crime with Bethea that sold drugs to his mother and felt obligated to help this man commit theses crimes because his mother had stole drugs from him.