Looking for what to watch on Netflix can be a hard thing, right? Not all the recommendations are myp type especially if it's SJW or LGBT type. Sorry, no offense, okay? Anyway, I decided to think about how it might be a good thing that Juvenile Justice is in the top ten. Most of the Koreanovelas that enter the top ten are love stories or fantasy stories such as Kingdom Monarch or Bulgasal. It's fun to watch fantasy stories every now and then. However, I think realistic fiction such as Juvenile Justice can be better aside from every other crime-based K-Drama that will kick Coconuts Martin's sorry butt. Sure, one can enjoy how Vincenzo kicks the butt of Cardo Dalisay. However, this one may have more weight than how Vincenzo is showing how Ang Probinsyano is going stale from its overstay on television.
Presidento Rodrigo R. Duterte criticized vice president aspirant, Senator Kikoman Pangilinan, regarding the Juvenile Justice and Welfare Act. The law itself wasn't properly observed or scrutinized for loopholes - something that could've been done under a parliamentary system. I'm not saying that Pangilinan's law should be revoked but it should be REVISED when necessary. I'm in favor of the Anti-Terrorism Law but any faulty provisions need to be revised. There's always the right to defend yourself. If Vice President and presidential aspirant Leni Loud Robredo will watch her next K-Drama - I think she should try watching Juvenile Justice.
The very courtroom setting involves juvenile delinquency cases. Judge Shim Yeo Seok is pretty much like the late Miriam Defensor-Santiago here. Like Miriam, Judge Shim is pretty much a no-nonsense person. Judge Shim sends chills down to the spine of people especially when she makes sure youth offenders get a maximum penalty. Deep down, Judge Shim only wants to do what's right. Along the way, her fellow judge, Judge Cha Tae Joo, is also one who used to be a juvenile offender. The two of them explore the root causes of juvenile offenders. Bad parenting, abuse, neglect, etc. all start to form the problems in the show.
It would be interesting to see how certain crimes committed in the show aren't uncommon. There were Korean girls involved in prostitution. There were peer pressure cases that led to illegal driving, blackmailing, and sexual offenses. It can be shown that some of them have really bad parents (such as a mother who left her own daughter for her lover), cover-up for rich children, and many other cases. The whole show reveals that a juvenile justice law is no easy feat. Others in the show want it abolished. Others want it revised. What's it going to be?
The show should be an eye-opener about juvenile offenses in the Philippines. Among them are absentee parenting (which is even worsened by the OFW phenomenon) and a lack of job opportunities. The late Lee Kuan Yew even mentioned in his book From Third World to First that job opportunities helped eradicate crime in a once dysfunctional Singapore. The late Noynoy Aquino may have made a good economy but there's still so much reliance on OFW. If Duterte wanted t win the drug war - he should've focused on employment first because unemployment helps fuel it. What helps fuel juvenile offenses? The show already has a good glimpse. Now, it's time to take it into reality and check why it's happening.
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