Troublemakers Get Time

In Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Judge Kevin Dougherty is not messing around when it comes to sentencing juvenile criminals.

With a vast knowledge of the inner-workings of teenagers and the mischief they often cause, Dougherty gives sentences to these troubled teens the way he sees fit - if you deserve a year or three years in the juvenile system, then you’re getting it.

With a number of teens participating in flash mobs (organized gatherings of kids in public areas where they fight and break everything in sight), Dougherty is doing everything in his power to prevent young criminals from becoming adult criminals. He often warns them that for every lie they tell, they would get a year in the juvenile system. And he keeps his word; one troubled teen left with a sentence of three years.

As Philadelphia has a large number of troublesome teens, Dougherty is making sure these troublemakers don’t get away with their crimes. If they do the crime, then they’re most definitely doing the time. I see Philadelphia’s punk teens learning their lessons and becoming civilized adults in the future, especially when they learn of the tough Judge Dougherty in the court room.