Comments on: Court turns over files on Larry King to defense

By: jibii

jibii — Tue, 26 Aug 2008 15:44:06 +0000

Then why do we have a legal age limit of 18? If a ten year old is deemed responsible enough to serve life in prison for a crime, then he should also be given the right to vote, smoke, or quit school.

But, hmm. It doesn’t seem to work that way. We’ve got these rules here that say you can’t do these things until you reach a certain age.

Just because the court decides to try him as an adult, it doesn’t make it right. The Courts can be wrong, too.

By: Trace

Trace — Mon, 25 Aug 2008 23:13:17 +0000

If a court decides that a 10 year old should stand trial as an adult, then yes the 10 year old should stand trial as an adult.

If a child is tried as an adult and convicted, then they should suffer the sentence handed down.

If that means a 12 or 13 year old facing life in prison, then that is the sentence. Life has consequences.

By: jibii

jibii — Mon, 25 Aug 2008 17:09:36 +0000

Trace, you ask what the cut off for childhood is and state that anyone who commits a serious crime should be treated like and adult. So do you think that a ten year old who murders a classmate should get life in prison? An eight year old? Five? We have a legal cut off in this country – eighteen – for a purpose. And generally it serves us well. Nothing is perfect, of course, but why should we be allowed to bend and break our own rules and treat a child like an adult because his overreaction to a situation ended in tragedy?

By: scotch9

scotch9 — Mon, 25 Aug 2008 14:12:21 +0000

As a hate crime survivior my self I am so saddened by all this. This 14 year was taught to hate. It’s election time folks. Any tolerated, sanctioned, disrcimination against gays seeds future violence and predijuice. We have no presidental candidate who fully supports full acceess to the constitution for gay people. Are you going to remain silent till some one attack’s you? Will you just vote for some one who keeps us in an official second class, marking us as less than, not good enough to get married, raise chirdren? All that does is make it OK to hate and actually even marks us as a target. Both parties are against gay marriage. THis is a great country because you have a voice. It’s not if you dont use it. SPEAK UP!!

By: Trace

Trace — Mon, 25 Aug 2008 10:05:14 +0000

Thank You for your passion Hillary. It absolutely amazes me that some on this board have reacted the way that they have.

I simply did not have any idea that some people took the point of view that murderers deserved special rules and pity, just because they were children.

It’s actually kinda scary. I certainly don’t want these “children” to have a do over chance where my friends and family are concerned.

By: Hilary

Hilary — Mon, 25 Aug 2008 07:31:19 +0000

I don’t care how old he is. This child is a MURDERER. It was not an accident. It was premeditated murder, and I am not going to pity him if he goes to jail for life. In fact, I hope he does. Nothing, absolutely nothing, could possibly justify this. He shot Larry in the back of the head during class. I don’t care if there was “a lot of stuff” going on. A “lot of stuff” goes on in EVERYBODYS life! Just because Brandon was having some sort of middle school fight with Larry does not give him the right to take his life. Period, end of story.

By: mikefromcanada

mikefromcanada — Mon, 25 Aug 2008 04:34:51 +0000

Trace, it’s called an adult crime because it is a crime committed by an adult. The term adult does not pertain to the crime. It is in reference to the perpetrator. A 14 year old boy is in way, shape or form not an adult.

By: Trace

Trace — Mon, 25 Aug 2008 00:37:18 +0000

Yes, I misspoke. What I mean to say that anyone accused of an adult crime needs to be tried as an adult. The courts, of course, make the determination as to who is and who is not tried as an adult. It has and should have very little to do with chronological age. I know that I was aware of myself and consequences at a very young age. I know people in the 30’s and 40’s that are as childish as a six year old.

By: mikefromcanada

mikefromcanada — Mon, 25 Aug 2008 00:14:52 +0000

Trce said: “anyone convicted of an “adult crime” needs to be tried as an adult.”

Trace, do you have any idea how little sense that statement makes? How does one get convicted before they are tried? This whole thing is a perfect example of the “knee jerk” mentality dictating to the courts.

By: Trace

Trace — Sun, 24 Aug 2008 22:44:11 +0000

Just curious for those that say this is “just a kid.”

What’s the cut off? Say someone is 17 years and 360 days old? Do they get a free pass? How about 17 years and 300 days? Maybe that’s too young?

Sorry folks, it does not hold water. The courts decide if someone can be tried as an adult. I for one believe that anyone convicted of an “adult crime” needs to be tried as an adult.