When it comes to minors and the law I'm usually pro rehabilitaion but this case and some others are a little different. These kids knew what they were doing and they probably knew that because they are minors nothing extremely drastic would happen. Kids these days know more than we think they do. They are aware of their actions and what kind of consequences can happen if they committ a crime, especially murder.
Okay, you let them go claiming rehabilitaion and something tragic happens once again. This could have been prevented if they weren't released from prison.
To me this is giving minors the idea that it's okay for them to committ crimes. On a side note, When I was in high shcool this girl I knew used to steal from clothing stores. She didn't care if she got caught because she knew that nothing would happen, infact she did get caught a couple of times and no charges were brought against her because she was a minor. I know this is not murder but where did she get this idea from. It's instances like the article Dvus4ever wrote about that have children thinking they're invincible
[This message has been edited by candygirl (edited June 22, 2001).]
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