PA Boys kills brother over video game...

[BigSKINBauer]

life in jail? Like i said, he is young and obviously couldn't control your emotions. That is why little kids cry. Everyone feels upset at times but children cry when that happens until they can control their emotions. He is going to have to live with this regardless. Life in jail is out of the question and i don't think any reasonable court would have that not only due to age but the fact that this was not planned out. Its second degree and he should be sent to juvy for a few years and see anger specialists. That is reform. That is what the system is meant to do.

[EARTHQUAKE2689]

Originally Posted by BigSKINBauer

life in jail? Like i said, he is young and obviously couldn't control your emotions. That is why little kids cry. Everyone feels upset at times but children cry when that happens until they can control their emotions. He is going to have to live with this regardless. Life in jail is out of the question and i don't think any reasonable court would have that not only due to age but the fact that this was not planned out. Its second degree and he should be sent to juvy for a few years and see anger specialists. That is reform. That is what the system is meant to do.

13 is not a little kid. It is young but 13 years is enough time for parents to teach right or wrong. In the state of GA if he was there, he would be charged as an adult no questions asked. He is charged with 1st degree murder, which carries the life in jail penalty. And I have read nowhere that he is remorseful for what he did. He just told the cops "I just stabbed my brother." WTF!!! Life in jail is fitting for this act of violence. We need to stop looking at age a such a big factor. That is a huge problem in the US. We want to change the meaning of age so much.

We really need to sit down as a country and determine "how old is 13 really?"

[Southpaw]

Originally Posted by BigSKINBauer

Life in jail is out of the question and i don't think any reasonable court would have that not only due to age but the fact that this was not planned out. Its second degree and he should be sent to juvy for a few years and see anger specialists. That is reform. That is what the system is meant to do.

That's exactly why the system doesn't work. This kid is 13, which is 8th-9th grade for most people. Are you telling me that a high school freshman, or soon to be freshman should be off the hook for friggin murder, because he "can't control his emotions"? Most murders happen because someone lost control of their emotions. If that was a legitimate excuse, nobody would be in jail for murder.

And a few years in juvy is ridiculous for the severity of the crime. I personally think he should fry, but that won't happen. He might get sentenced to life if he's tried as an adult, but he'll probably only serve 7-10 years...