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Should these teens be tried as adults

Should the 15 and 16 year old also be tried as adults

  • yes and throw away the key

    Votes: 72 87.8%

  • no, they deserve a second chance

    Votes: 10 12.2%
  • Total voters
    82
ChrisL said:
You killed somebody, so now I'm going to kill you. Hmm. That doesn't sound like justice to me boys. :)
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In this specific case what would you deem an example of justice?

Thom Paine
 
TiredOfLife said:
Allow? It's not my choice. To call someone an adult at 18 is an idiotic line in the sand. It's pure unscientific crap.
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Fair enough... but you oppose putting these teens on trial as adults for murder, right?
 
Bodhisattva said:
Who is emotionally charged up... the family?
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Of course the family. Sorry, I didn't mean to quote your post. It just does that sometimes when I quote two posts, and I don't know how to turn it off. :)
 
Thom Paine said:
I was looking for a little more length to thew conversation.:peace
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I think kids under 17 are worth trying to rehabilitate. Whether or not it works is another thing entirely but it's totally worth the effort when it comes to such a young life IMO. I don't know all the details to this specific case, so I don't really feel comfortable going into any detailed kind of plan for these particular kids.
 
ChrisL said:
I think kids under 17 are worth trying to rehabilitate. Whether or not it works is another thing entirely but it's totally worth the effort when it comes to such a young life IMO. I don't know all the details to this specific case, so I don't really feel comfortable going into any detailed kind of plan for these particular kids.
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Why? Just some arbitrary age? What about some stone cold sociopathic 15 year old boy versus some nice 23 year old women who killed in a jealous rage? Can't she be cured? Obviously the sociopath can't, but you think that he deserves a chance but not the woman? Why a kid?
 
Bodhisattva said:
Why? Just some arbitrary age? What about some stone cold sociopathic 15 year old boy versus some nice 23 year old women who killed in a jealous rage? Can't she be cured? Obviously the sociopath can't, but you think that he deserves a chance but not the woman? Why a kid?
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Read the link I posted. It explains quite a bit.
 
ChrisL said:
I think kids under 17 are worth trying to rehabilitate. Whether or not it works is another thing entirely but it's totally worth the effort when it comes to such a young life IMO. I don't know all the details to this specific case, so I don't really feel comfortable going into any detailed kind of plan for these particular kids.
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Fair enough for now... maybe it will arise again.. As previously posted I do not promote the death penalty but feel it is appropo in the instance. I can accept 12 or 13 y.o. not realizing things but not 15, 16, or 17. I was that age once; I knew what I was doing.

Enjoy your eve, Chris

Thom Paine
 
Not only should they be tried as adults, they should be executed as adults.

Whether you want to call them kids or adults, there's simply no place in this world for people like them.
 
Thom Paine said:
Fair enough for now... maybe it will arise again.. As previously posted I do not promote the death penalty but feel it is appropo in the instance. I can accept 12 or 13 y.o. not realizing things but not 15, 16, or 17. I was that age once; I knew what I was doing.

Enjoy your eve, Chris

Thom Paine
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Thank you Thom! Have a great rest of the night! :)
 
TiredOfLife said:
Try him for murder, as what he is, a teenager.
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Can I get a special privilege if I murder somebody too please? I want you to be3 my Judge.
 
ChrisL said:
:rofl Aren't you a teacher? A teacher who doesn't like to read. Now I've heard everything!
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I am a teacher... I don't allow reading in my class. We learn from youtube, facebook and MTV.
 
who would want the turd who pulled the trigger living among them at any point in the future?

Not me
 
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