This weekend C2 had a challenging writing assignment. We read an article by Oğuz and Arda about traffic problems in Turkey and how the lax standards for obtaining a driver's license and the ineffective enforcement of traffic laws are responsible for up to 6000 traffic deaths in Turkey a year. We learned about Community service as a way to punish minor offenders in America and UK and we asked the question Should young people in Turkey be made to do community service if they are found to be driving dangerously? Here are two students responses:
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MORE EFFICIENT PUNISHMENT
Traffic accidents are a very big problem in Turkey. Whether young people have a license or not, they are in traffic. So what do they cause everyday? We know that a driving license if not enough to be in traffic with a vehicle. If a person drives a car, that person has to have responsibility.
Every year, lots of people die in traffic accidents. And we know that these accidents happen because of irresponsible young drivers. They are so reckless that they don't know how they damage their surroundings. Actually, their parents should be responsible for this. And they should educate their children. Because everyone only has one life and wants it to be a long life. So drivers should know the importance of this. Especially young people who have committed a traffic crime, they should be punished. As a punishment they may pay money or prison is good. But I believe that these are not enough sometimes. If that person has the resources, he/she can pay and go out easily. This isn't hard for him/her. So they should be given another punishment like community service. This is more meaningful and beneficial for them.
Community service is better than paying money. It teaches people much more things like helping people and animals or doing other good things for humanity. I think punishments should be more beneficial for everybody. So especially young people should learn all of this.
I realized that prison and paying money doesn't teach some values about people. Some people don't know. And if we know and teach others, maybe some people can change. If we can't change all of people, only one person may be important for the World. And one day the world can vary.
Burcu Çiy
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How can young people who drive dangerously be prevented? Do you think community service is a good solution for young drivers? I think that this is a good and different way. In Turkey, young people really drive dangerously and fastly. There are many causes of this situation.
First of all, in Turkey, traffic is a very big problem. Many people are killed each year for this reason. So something must be done. Especially for young people. Young people aren't aware of of everything. They aren't really conscious of everything. The only thing they think about is their speed and maybe they see it as a game. But they can't see that they are playing with the lives of people and this is still the same in Turkey. Serious solutions can't be found for these issues. So community service is a good solution for young people. Community service can prevent their driving of cars so fast. It glues responsibility to young people. Community service is a different way so it can be effective.
On the other hand, some people think that it isn't a good way. They think it isn't enough for young people and that this problem cannot be solved with community service. It may not be sufficient, but it is a good start. Young drivers' thoughts change with community service.
In conclusion, Community service is the best solution for young drivers. It changes their thoughts about traffic and it reduces traffic accidents so it is worth trying!!
Serap Arslan, Yağmur Sadakaoğlu
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