By an ethical point of view I find this drama truly terrible. I would have not minded if the story was centered on the existence of young criminals, why they commit crimes and how they should be judged but at the end it felt like it was just a propaganda to enforce the punishments for juvenile crimes. What people don’t understand is that even if the judge is the main character that doesn’t automatically mean she is in the right. The premise itself is cringe: “I hate young criminals” it’s not a glorious and smart statement, it just sounds silly that an adult holds grudges against minors she doesn’t know anything about ... it doesn't matter if the kids have serious mental problems or if they steal out of hunger, they are treated ruthlessly because they are "nullities". It’s just a very classist mindset bc the majority of young criminals are poor and live in abusive environments. The scene that made me definitely drop the drama was at the end of episode 5:"it’s true that juveniles are influenced by their family and environment. But in the end it’s themselves who chose to commit a crime.” It’s a tone deaf phrase that she said to 15-year-old girls who, having no money to buy food, had decided to prostitute themselves. How is it entirely their fault? Isn’t society itself the problem? It couldn’t protect them from their abusive families, it didn’t help them find a job.. then why are the girls depicted as evil? These girls are not criminals they are victims,it’s the society that failed them. But the viewers don’t perceive the judge’s statement as bad bc the script is quite sneaky: it depicts the young girls as rude and violent making the viewers think “well, maybe with this attitude they deserved all of it.”
That’s why I cannot appreciate this drama. It’s objectively well done with good actors but I can’t accept the message behind it.