07-08-2007, 05:50 AM
This was a horrible crime and should not go unpunished.
I don't consider 14, 15 or 16 year old adolescents as responsible people - at least not like fully grown adults. The law in many states does and it's exceptions like this that prove the rule and create that sort of law, in fact in some jurisdictions 12 year old children have been tried as adults.
I know I'm in the minority in this thought but to treat anyone whose brain is not fully developed as an adult is simply wrong.
Another thing I wonder about this story is why the release of names of juveniles who, as far I can see, haven't been convicted of anything yet. As despicable as the crime may be, how does that further the cause of justice?
A county that enacts knee-jerk laws because of occasional aberrations or outrages deserves the government it gets. If you don't think that's true, just look around at what we have for government today.
I don't consider 14, 15 or 16 year old adolescents as responsible people - at least not like fully grown adults. The law in many states does and it's exceptions like this that prove the rule and create that sort of law, in fact in some jurisdictions 12 year old children have been tried as adults.
I know I'm in the minority in this thought but to treat anyone whose brain is not fully developed as an adult is simply wrong.
Another thing I wonder about this story is why the release of names of juveniles who, as far I can see, haven't been convicted of anything yet. As despicable as the crime may be, how does that further the cause of justice?
A county that enacts knee-jerk laws because of occasional aberrations or outrages deserves the government it gets. If you don't think that's true, just look around at what we have for government today.