I feel like if a juvenile commits an adult criminal action, then, he or she should be treated as an adult in the court system, which includes being able to be sentenced to death.

Most juveniles, unless they're mentally ill, know between right and wrong. If they're going to consciously kill someone, then, they committed an adult crime. If they consciously rape someone, then, they committed an adult crime. Reasonably speaking, if they committed these adult crimes, then, they acted as an adult. I don't know why this has to be spelled out to people.

I have to agree with ktsnake when he wrote that death is randomly (not meaning seldom) sentenced because the death penalty IS so randomly sentenced upon people. I do think there needs to be more clear cut laws or mandates or guidelines on when the death sentence is given out, for example, what crimes WILL be death sentence/life imprisonment crimes. I don't think it should be the age should be the biggest factor in sentencing the death penalty but, instead, the crime and mental state of the criminal.