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its pathetic. John was 14 when he was arrested and 15 when he was given his life sentence without parole ... but there are kids today who are getting that same sentence at younger ages! :(

LWOP for kids is just wrong...

I think LWOP is wrong period. But to take a young child, try him as an adult (when he isn't!) just so he can have a longer sentence is wrong!

thanks for posting this!

penwife

All psychological evidence and research shows that the decision-making portion of the brain is not fully developed until about age 21. So we are locking up these kids for life when they biologically might not be capable of making sound decisions.:angry:

yeah its pretty pathetic :( but we remain hopeful ...

I agree with everyone in giving a young person a life sentence. The world has changed alot and you really need to see things in a case by case basis. There's kids out here dealing drugs, carrying guns and hanging out with the completely wrong crowd as early as age 8 if not younger. When the parents have done all they can in getting the child help, in trying to keep him out of trouble and if he continues to go back and just starts to create a juvenile record and is uncontrollable. Would you still think it's unfair for him to receive a life sentence for a crime commited. I don't believe Life without Parole will be justice but a good served time would set him straight.

i can relate to this my husband who just turned 19 in feb he was sentenced to LWOP for murder when the jury found him not guilty of being the shooter he was 16 at the time.. :(