Crime 14 year old boy charged as an adult and sentenced to life in prison

[KAZSoliloquy]

i mean yeah dude. of course he was. that's a heinous murder.

 

[Possum Jenkins]

They should investigate what his upbringing was like, if he had any emotional support etc, etc. and decide from there. People aren't born monsters, they become them cause of life's circumstances, so first let's investigate how it came to this and then sentence him.

If???

Almost a guarantee that he had a terrible upbringing. Abuse, neglect, violence, poverty, zero mental stimulation, etc. Anyone that's worked with teens (I have) knows that approximately 99.7% of troubled kids have shitty home lives.

The maturity factor is also big. Yeah, even 6-year-olds "know" that murder is wrong, but fully understanding and caring about the long-term consequences of your actions is hard for teens and even very young adults.

 

[KAZSoliloquy]

If???

Almost a guarantee that he had a terrible upbringing. Abuse, neglect, violence, poverty, zero mental stimulation, etc. Anyone that's worked with teens (I have) knows that approximately 99.7% of troubled kids have shitty home lives.

The maturity factor is also big. Yeah, even 6-year-olds "know" that murder is wrong, but fully understanding and caring about the long-term consequences of your actions is hard for teens and even very young adults.

at a certain point though, it's not really about that. it's about protecting the greater public. i firmly believe people can and should "lose their chance" to be part of society.

 

[Osculater]

Assuming genders, eh?

Sinsister

 

[koquerelle]

A guy named Sinister censors the word kill?
What the H lol

I'm surprised he didn't use the word unalive.

 

[Stoic1]

It's a fucked unit. Delete.

 

[Fox by the Sea]

how can one be such a monster so young?

 

[Fergelmince]

that kid ain't rehabilitating. He is a permanent violent criminal. It's probably better to send kids like this to GITMO so they can't establish themselves in the pecking order of a prison gang and live out a life glamorized by the noise he listened to growing up. Send the message out to young violent criminals like this.

 

[Sage NorthGOAT]

He should be charged with 2000 volts, and it should have happened already

 

[plataoplombo]

14 is young but definitely old enough to know what murder is. Unfortunately there's no rehabilitation for him. When he gets out at 54, what's he going to do?

 

[koquerelle]

When he gets out at 54, what's he going to do?

You know the answer.

 

[nhbbear]

I teach on this subject. The brain doesn’t fully form until about age 25. I used to be in favor of this, but not anymore. Sure, he deserves a long sentence for his cruelty and callousness, but not life.

 

[Sinister]

Yes

Internet tough talk about killing children, nothing more.

Who would even do that sh*t? As in, carry out the execution. Anyone who Is comfortable even pushing a button that would eliminate 100 kids guilty of heinous crimes is just as bad as those kids are. They just found a legal context agreeable with their bloodlust

 

[Rob Battisti]

Internet tough talk about killing children, nothing more.

Who would even do that sh*t? As in, carry out the execution. Anyone who Is comfortable even pushing a button that would eliminate 100 kids guilty of heinous crimes is just as bad as those kids are. They just found a legal context agreeable with their bloodlust

I disagree

 

[Sinister]

I teach on this subject. The brain doesn’t fully form until about age 25. I used to be in favor of this, but not anymore. Sure, he deserves a long sentence for his cruelty and callousness, but not life.

My wife has an Aunt, she has a severe detachment disorder to the degree where she's spooky. Lights are on but you're never sure if anyone is home. Shes been institutionalized since childhood because she tried to kill their older Brother when they were small. Went after him with a hammer or a knife or something, she was proned to fits of rage.

I can only laugh at the comments in here. If she would have successfully killed her Brother these goons would have applauded her execution.

 

[Sinister]

I disagree

Good for you.

 

[Rob Battisti]

My wife has an Aunt, she has a severe detachment disorder to the degree where she's spooky. Lights are on but you're never sure if anyone is home. Shes been institutionalized since childhood because she tried to kill their older Brother when they were small. Went after him with a hammer or a knife or something, she was proned to fits of rage.

I can only laugh at the comments in here. If she would have successfully killed her Brother these goons would have applauded her execution.

Well, yes.

 

[curryjunkie]

I never said he should be free: I didn't imply you said that.

People aren't born monsters: I don't know about that. The brain is so complicated. I think some people are predisposed to do crazy things.

plenty of serial killers display signs of it from a younger age than this kid, i believe some are born that way.

 

[Michaelangelo]

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[Natural Order]

Lol@this thread

K*ll the crime out of the children!! If a kid does a heinous crime just execute them and send all those other 14 year-olds a message!!

Correct.

No more fucking around, pussy. You take a life, you forfeit your own.

No more time or resources for pieces of shit like this.

13+ is eligible for death penalty in a sane world.

LOL @ claiming 14 year old gang banger is a kid in 2025.