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I'm really torn on this issue.
I know juveniles can't vote, or even buy cigarettes. But I think if they can pick up a gun (or knife or whatever) and kill someone, they should be treated like adults.
And while I agree w/ S&S's post about the columbine kids, I'm not sure how that would affect the nation's prison systems. I guess there are a bunch of variables (like the number of people who get out on parole, the amount of people on death row, how many executions take place a year and a bunch of other stuff) that would contribute to it. What if being locked up didn't make them regret their actions? I mean, if they were sick enough to bust out guns and kill so many people, there is the possiblity that being behind bars won't be enough to make them feel remorse or regret. I don't think the death penality is the answer either, because even then, they may think it's no big thing.
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