Ilang netizens ang kumakatok ngayon sa social media account ni Miss Universe 2018 Catriona Gray para magbigay ng sarili niyang posisyon sa isinusulong na pagbaba ng edad ng magsalita laban sa pagbababa ng edad ng criminal liability.
Una nang isinusulong sa Kamara ang pagbaba sa 9-years old ang criminal liability mula sa kasauluyang 15. Gayunman, sa ikalawang pagbasa, ginawang 12-anyos ang edad ng criminal liability dahil na rin sa matinding pagtutol ng netizens.
Rason ng mga netizens, isa kasi sa mga adbokasiya ni Catriona ang kabataan kaya dapat umanong magsalita ito ukol sa nasabing isyu.
Nais ng mga tutol sa bagong batas na ito na gamitin sana ni Catriona ang kanyang plataporma bilang bagong koronang Miss Universe para pigilan na maipatupad ito.
Samantala, trending naman ang #ChildrenNotCriminals sa Twitter, kung saan inihahayag ng mga netizens ang pagtutol nila sa pagbaba ng edad ng kriminalidad.
“Children are not criminals; if anything, they are the victims.
They are victims of a government that treats children as expendable beings.
They are victims of a society that passes the brunt of its failures to the children.”#ChildrenNotCriminals #JailNoChild pic.twitter.com/AldZoO7bH3
— ALYSSA (@finalllyyy_) January 23, 2019
I am EJ from the AdMU. We stand as a growing sea of voices against the lowering of the minimum age of criminal responsibility to 9 years old. In the spirit of solidarity and social justice, we encourage all to stand for a brighter future for our children. #ChildrenNotCriminals pic.twitter.com/38mOq8iGh1
— EJ (@EjsDy26) January 23, 2019
Naghayag din si Anne Curtis ng kanyang saloobin tungkol sa issue.
Nakakalungkot isipan na ibaba nila ang criminal responsibility to the age of 9. At that age, they are still very much children. They still have a chance to change their ways if they happen to cause or get into any trouble instead of being sent to jail & sentenced as an adult. 💔 https://t.co/H9to9QHyjD
— Anne Curtis-Smith (@annecurtissmith) January 22, 2019