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Originally posted by justamom
Now, how about children being tried as adults??? The case of the toddler in England comes to mind. Two young boys led him out of a mall and beat him to death. The boys are now 18+ and they want to protect their identities.
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I personally think that they should be tried as adults. There has been so much research in recent years showing that serial killers start committing violent acts at a young age and then get progressively worse. For that reason, I really think that, in order to prevent more violence, it is best to try children in murder cases as adults. If they are old enough to know right from wrong and old enough to try to cover up their crimes, then they are old enough to pay for those crimes as a grown-up.
As for the 18+ boys that killed the toddler, I don't think they should have their identities protected. The issue makes me think of child molesters who, when released from prison, move into a neighborhood with lots of children or try to get jobs in a toy store or school. I think that the law which requires the police to notify people that a sex offender has moved into the neighborhood is a very good one, and I feel it has probably saved many a person from being victimized.