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Originally Posted by Ratbastid
What do you do, then? You've just said two things that can't inhabit the same space at the same time. Does the kid get locked up until he's 18? At best that delays the problem, at worst, it produces a true psychopath. Do you try the kid as an adult so he can stay locked up for a proper term, for Murder 1? Sentenced to life in prison at the age of 11? That's pretty hard to swallow.
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Even if the child is not tried as an adult, he could still be sentenced to a proper term. The only difference is that he won't face Capital Punishment sentencing, and he'll spend 7 years in Juvie, then the rest of the sentence in an adult facility. That is of course if he passes a mental exam.
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Originally Posted by Xerxys
C'mon dude, have you never been to high school?
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Is this really a necessary comment? There is no reason to question anyone's mental capacity or credits.
keep it civil.