Why Is Stephanie's Punishment Unfair?

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1. I think she believes her sister's punishment was unfair because she wasn't the person who committed the crime. She oberved what happened and what put in jail for seven years longer than her boyfriend, who was only sentenced to three years in prison. This is unfair because her husband was the one who committed the crime, not her. Stephanie's mother thinks Stephanie's punishment was unfair because her daughter waited in the car while her boyfriend went into a house to get drugs. This girl was sentenced for ten years in prison just because she didn't tell the cops anything. I agree with the mother and the sister that Stephanie's punishment was unfair because what she did was so little compared to what her boyfriend did. I understand why she got arrested, but I don't understand why she was …show more content…

All she did was not tell the cops anything, her boyfriend was the one that stole the drugs. I believe they should revaluate her case and change the amount of time she has to be in prison.

2. A time that I was punished harshly was when I wasn't getting my priorities straight. I sat down with my dad and we had a talk about if what I was doing was benefitting me for the long run. I was working every single day after school because I need to get paid to pay for my monthly truck fee. I have two jobs, one is working for Marylyn Johnson and the other is working at the Ackley Vet Center. I would work at Marylyn's three times a week and the vet three times a week. That would leave me Sunday to work with my cows. I also didn't leave that much time in my schedule to do my housework. I didn't think it was a big deal because I didn't have any shows coming up for awhile. However, it was a big deal for my parents. They yelled at me and told me I coudn't leave the house for the whole weekend. I also had to start doing my own laundry. I didn't understand my punishment because it's not like I was hanging out with friends

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