How could a 12 year old be so crazy pretty sure at age 12 they know not to kill. I think her punishment should be never to have access to the Internet or at least for a long time
Well moose i have to say this trial caught my eye and i believe a life for a life.both should be tried and convicted as a adult and both should be put to death.even if they were not successful in killing the person they thought out and carried out the crime and that makes them a danger to the public.
I'd have then in juvie until 18, then continue a mentally insane therapy study on them until proven sane and safe.
At 12, you know right from wrong. At 12, I even knew less obvious wrongs were bad. I was taught at a young age to work for what I get, don't bully, don't start fights, but don't let anyone pick on me. Murder is obvious. At 12, me and my friends were harsh. We would dive into the back of each other's leg, chop each other in the throat, hit, kick, and beat each other up for fun. Hell, who am I kidding. We're all graduated and still do most of it. regardless, we would never have done anything that was life threatening. Even though the line was distant on how far we took things, there was always a line. These girls knew stabbing their friend 19 times was wrong. They knew what they were doing when they did it. I lost a very close friend at 12 to a firearm accident. I balled like a baby for months, and I wasn't even there. To be the one who attempted to take the life of a friend, I don't see how they could live with themselves at that age. The girls are clearly dangerous. I would try them as adults. Even if sentenced to 30 years, they likely won't see much over 10-12. However, the system will **** them up. 12 year old girls in a women's facility? Supposedly, women's facilities are worse for sexual exploitation than men's prisons. 5 years in juvenile is a slap on the wrist. Years in a women's prison is goin to **** them up worse than they are already. But they should have thought about that while stabbing their friend 19 times. I'd try em as adults and send them to prison
At 12 you knew what's good and what's wrong. Did you learned by yourself? Or your parents taught you what's good and what's wrong?
They should be tried as adults, hearing about this sickens me. They knew what they were doing, their intent was to drag her out to the woods and stab her. I vaguely remember a case where a young boy killed his friend by beating him until he died, the boy received over 40 years and he was only 11 when he committed the murder. These girls shouldn't get a special sentence because they are young, make them rot.
So now it's their parents fault? Jesus Christ there is no personal accountability in this world anymore! For gods sake they stabbed her 19 times! I see what you are saying about "speculation" on age laws, but the word I think you are looking for is "interpretation". It is hard to right a law that can apply to millions of different specific cases. That's why the judges are their to interpret these laws and come to the best and most just conclusion according to that law. These two girls committed murder in the first degree. This goes beyond a dumb childhood mistake, this is a criminal action that ended the life of another child, and has broad negative impact on many others she left behind. You must pay for the decisions you make, and sometimes children must be tried as adults
try them as adults, if they stabbed her 19 times they definitely have problems. Murder is not normal and shouldn't be downplayed just because they are teenagers, a judge will consider the lifestyle they have been brought up in and prosecutor will check backgrounds of parents and child and try to find out if there was any other factors involved or if they have/had a pattern of aggressive behaviour.
I'd stop using the forum to bash America and Americans all the time. "When a child kills in Canada, there’s no sense of justice" http://www.theglobeandmail.com/globe-de ... e14119129/ Seriously, it gets old.
Off course is their parents fault 100%. A parent should control his kids environment and keep them away of bad influences. If their parents would do their parents job theose girls would never get in touch with "slanderman" fiction. If a parent let his kids to watch movies or to play games with violent content is just a matter of time until the kid will become violent.
This is just truly sad kids grow up so fast. This should be something any parent should never have to deal with on both sides. 3 family's lives have changed forever.
That's why in country parents are the only responsible for a felony commited by a child under 14. The child is going to a mental health care center, the parents are going to jail. Simple. Between 14 and 16 a child is judged only if after psychiatric control is established he knows the difference between good and wrong. If he makes no difference then its again the first scenario. The child at a mental care center, the parents are going to jail. Above 16 kids are judged as adults the only difference is that until 18 they are going to a juvenile prison. Once they turn 18 they are sent to a prison for adults.
Romania. Makes parents to be responsible about their childrens. All media contents have age restrictions for a reason. Their a reason why some computer games are rated +18, why horror movies are rated +18 and so on. Because the content of those games, movies can have a bad influence of kids behavior. Its parents duty to supervise what their kids are playing, watching, reading.