tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post7624819297761997618..comments2024-03-15T05:45:01.402-05:00Comments on Grits for Breakfast: SCOTUS ruling leaves 17 year old capital murderers in sentencing limboGritsforbreakfasthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10152152869466958902noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-51809853104338340142013-07-07T17:11:57.688-05:002013-07-07T17:11:57.688-05:00One of these kids was convicted for kidnap rob and...One of these kids was convicted for kidnap rob and murder of my son they took 5dollars a pair Jordans a cell phone and his jogging pants beat him with bats then locked him in the trunk of his car then burned him to death things he worked to buy while trying to pay his own way through college this was gang members age 14 to 30 they had never met him they say they were out to get christmas money Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-61532747447817545802012-12-11T16:01:17.462-06:002012-12-11T16:01:17.462-06:00Children do not have adult brains period. If they ...Children do not have adult brains period. If they murder rape or cause seriously bodily injury to someone should be the ONLY way to try them as adults and even then they need extrene thearpy etc.... but Texas Law is jacked up and they charge 17 yrs olds as adults for less than murder rape or bodily harm.....You not a legal adult till 18 but uet the law gets to pick and choose. I was informed in texas you can be tried as an adult from age 10 to 17!!!! And to the person above how is a child to know all the laws they change all the time....I am 40 and cant keep up!!! sunshine9472https://www.blogger.com/profile/13495227258835948444noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-67782463706944525482012-07-04T09:37:02.318-05:002012-07-04T09:37:02.318-05:00So here is a novel idea- let the victim's fami...So here is a novel idea- let the victim's family decide.Liberals believe there is good in all people so put your money where your mouth is.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-78993942404861313462012-07-02T00:43:26.151-05:002012-07-02T00:43:26.151-05:00Ever read of the 17 year old... or 27 year old (it...Ever read of the 17 year old... or 27 year old (it doesn't make much difference in the end result) who just decides to go out and kill some random person for the thrill of it? The kind of person who'd "shoot a man in Reno, just to watch him die?" It happens all the time, by young kids and old folks too.<br /><br />So say you execute this person after they've been found guilty. That takes care of them ever doing it again. Say you lock them up for the rest of their lives... well, they may kill a fellow inmate or a guard, but that's about it, and those people are aware of the risks of living/working in a prison.<br /><br />OR... say you lock up a minor for 40 years for a particularly nasty gruesome murder... say of your child or spouse. If a minor, when they get out at age 57 or younger -- and if you pass them on the sidewalk in your home town -- how are you going to feel? <br /><br />I don't hold the keys to justice or the wisdom of appropriate punishement, but for my money I'd rather not take a chance on crazy people of ANY age. Being young is not an excuse that allows one to do whatever they damn well please in society. Neither is ignorance of the law, though most people probably know society looks down on these kinds of behaviors, right?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-3318912377380484062012-06-27T09:22:09.666-05:002012-06-27T09:22:09.666-05:00hmm wtf? sorry but when i read this i have to wond...hmm wtf? sorry but when i read this i have to wonder..... death penalty is one thing( a very bad thing i think) BUT: killing children is another. preventing crime is NOT an argument for death penalty. look at germany: WE have NO death penalty BUT our criminal statistic is much less than in the usa... our "adult" status goes regular from 18 years on BUT can go to 21......Nico from Germanynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-46247615462200201682012-06-27T09:03:36.487-05:002012-06-27T09:03:36.487-05:00the difference between evil adults and evil kids -...the difference between evil adults and evil kids - age. this law legalizes age discrimination.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-79638390931458004832012-06-26T15:36:58.269-05:002012-06-26T15:36:58.269-05:00So you know, this is essentially guaranteed to eff...So you know, this is essentially guaranteed to effect Texas. Alabama's set up, the one that got struck down by the court, is basically identical to ours. Alabama got to the court because they were left with mandatory juvenile LWOP because the law mandated that capital murder convictions result in a sentence of either LWOP or death and juvenile death sentences had already been taken off the table.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-56904864777348805232012-06-26T11:10:33.040-05:002012-06-26T11:10:33.040-05:00You can a train children to do various things, but...You can a train children to do various things, but only age and experience hopes for wisdom. Kids locked away need education on a wide scale to aim for experience they might have received in life, had they not fallen into serious crime.<br /> But always you have the problem of who will JUDGE a prisoner's knowledge & heart? Probably some committee of folks NOT being paid by the judiciary/penal/legal system would be in order; and maybe throw in some peers?<br /><br />Alan Turing say CAPTCHA~?johnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02808884177035705472noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-22794142902757128142012-06-26T08:58:57.495-05:002012-06-26T08:58:57.495-05:00I work with juveniles in the Texas juvenile justic...I work with juveniles in the Texas juvenile justice system and some 21 year olds are not adults.Cindynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-33270545849424620362012-06-26T08:21:22.251-05:002012-06-26T08:21:22.251-05:00Children do not have adult brains, they are not ad...Children do not have adult brains, they are not adults and therefore should not be tried or treated as an adult. A 17 year old is not an adult either.sunshinenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-80292937213763624682012-06-26T00:31:08.251-05:002012-06-26T00:31:08.251-05:00It is a very sad day when a society decides it has...It is a very sad day when a society decides it has no other option but to lock away a child for life, and not make any further attempts to encourage that child to be a productive member of society. To me, that's when a society fails, and it is nothing to be proud of.sunray's wenchhttp://lookingforthecabinbythelake.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com