Newspaper Article

"My Life as a Juvenile Delinquent", written by Dick Cavett, was published in the New York Times on March 11, 2011. This newspaper article told a story about one of Mr. Cavett's delinquent encounters with the law, when he was a young mischievous kid. Mr. Cavett and some of his friends broke an elderly couple's glass door while throwing small rocks. Soon after the incident, they were caught and brought back to the police station. Fortunately enough for the young kids, they were released and were never booked. In the end, Mr. Cavett called Officer Collins claiming he was the father of one of the boys. He went on to say that he and his friends paid the elderly couple to get their door fixed which was not true. To this day, Dick Cavett still feels guilty for lying to Officer Collins and wishes that he had never done it. I chose this story-telling article for a few reasons. First, throughout the article I was able to witness the changes in the juveniles’ demeanor from beginning to end, which was rather interesting to observe. Also, it was captivating to read how Mr. Cavett regretted the whole event years later and wished that he had told the truth. Lastly, I believe his story relates to juvenile delinquency today since most juveniles still get extremely nervous when they are caught by law enforcement and regret committing the crime they did after thinking about possible punishments they could face.