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The common issues that are faced in the society and what should be done about these issues.

We can all agree that most people use alcohol and tobacco simply because they can afford them. People can also agree that the medical costs have been rising over the years and will continue to rise. Wouldn’t we all want a solution to both issues? Imposing taxes on alcohol and tobacco will be like killing two birds with one stone. This is in the sense that alcohol and tobacco would become less affordable while at the same time the taxes collected from these two products will be used to cater for the rising medical costs. The government and the general public should work together to ensure that the issue of alcohol and tobacco abuse become a thing of the past.

For a long time juvenile offenders have been treated as though they are vulnerable despite the fact that they have the capacity of committing violent offenses. Do you think it is fair for a juvenile offender to be treated as someone who is vulnerable even though they have committed violent crimes? (Baruwa, 2013). How would you feel is a juvenile commits an offense to you or your loved one but gets treated with sympathy simply because of their age? Don’t you think they deserve to be treated just like their adult counterparts because of the magnitude of the crimes they commit? I think the Supreme Court, the juvenile system and the public at large should look into this issue at hand and strive to make sure that juveniles face the law according to the magnitude of the crime they have committed. The third issue at hand revolves around vaccination and we all know the importance of vaccination. People have different perceptions and the way they view issues. There are those parents who do not believe in the importance of vaccination and its benefits. Do you think it would be fair for children who have been vaccinated to mingle freely with those who have not been vaccinated? My honest opinion is that this should not be case since they pose a risk to the children who have received vaccination.

Alcohol and tobacco use has been a serious issue that the society has been facing. This issue has not only affected the general public but it has also impacted the government. Over the years, the government has been trying to find a solution to this issue. This issue continues to cause more and more problems in the society as many people continue to abuse these two drugs. The issue needs to be addressed lest more and more people become lost in the abuse of these drugs (Mongan, 2013). The government has come to the realization that it can actually deal with the issue through` the imposition of taxes on these products. The issue of juveniles not being treated in a similar way as adult offenders has been a thorny issue in the justice system. This is simply because juveniles are often taken as being vulnerable. Its time this mindset has to be stopped because many juveniles are facing lenient punishments while in the real sense they deserve more punishment due to the severity of the crimes they have committed. Over the years, many parents have been against the vaccination of their children citing the fact that it is not helpful. They often claim that the vaccination causes more harm than good to their children (Ciolli, 2008). The only way that this issue can be stopped is by convincing parents of the importance of vaccination. This point can easily be put across by showing them how the children who are not vaccinated pose a risk to the vaccinated ones and the society in general.

When we look at the first issue we see that it poses and economical challenge to the society in that a lot of money is spent in the cost of care. At the same time, the abuse of alcohol and tobacco means that people will spend a lot of money on these drugs and hence the economy is likely not to benefit if a lot of tax is not imposed on these products. This issue possesses a social challenge in that more and more people in the society will end up abusing alcohol and tobacco simply because it is affordable and other people around them are abusing these drugs. The issues possess an environmental challenge in that the tobacco that people smoke pollutes the environment and it ends up leading to secondary smoking among the public.

The issue of juveniles not being treated as their adult offenders poses ethical dilemmas in the society. This is due to the fact that some of these juveniles commit violent crimes that are similar or even worse compared to their adult counterparts. The fact that they are juveniles makes them to be treated leniently. This is not ethical at all since in the real sense they have committed similar crimes as their adult counterparts. This issue also promotes inequality in the society. This is due to the fact that adults end up being treated in an unequal manner compared to juveniles even if they have committed similar crimes.

The third issue also promote inequality in that children who have been vaccinated are put at risk when they are forced to interact with the children that have not been vaccinated in the public schools. This is absolutely not fair because they are getting unequal treatment despite the fact that their parents have made sure that they get vaccinated. From an ethical perspective, it is not right for parents not to allow their children to be vaccinated and still want them to mingle with vaccinated children in a public school. This is unethical because they are knowingly putting the vaccinated children at the risk of contracting diseases which they have been vaccinated against while their counterparts have not been vaccinated.

From this essay we have cited several issues that the society faces. These issues include alcohol and tobacco abuse, juvenile offenders not being given same treatment as their adult counterparts and finally children who have not been vaccinated being allowed to be in the same schools with those that have been vaccinated. All the relevant stakeholders should work hard towards ensuring that they deal with these issues at hand. The government should work towards imposing taxes on alcohol and tobacco and the revenues they collect can be used in catering for medical costs. I believe that since juvenile offenders have the capability of committing violent crimes they should be treated in an equal manner as adult offenders’ who have committed similar crimes. Finally, I think that children who have not been vaccinated should not be allowed in public schools because they pose a danger to the other children and the public at large.

References

Baruwa, B. (2013). Should juveniles be transferred to adult criminal court in the criminal justice system?Tenn. J. Race Gender & Soc. Just., 2, 101.

Ciolli, A. (2008). Mandatory school vaccinations: the role of tort law.The Yale journal of biology and medicine, 81(3), 129.

Leifer, C. (2015) Mandatory vaccination will protect all citizens.The Pharmaceutical Journal, 294 (7856).

Mongan, D. (2013). Alcohol: increasing price can reduce harm and contribute to revenue collection.Drugnet Ireland, 7-9.

 

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