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Without knowing the full info it's hard to say. Sounds to me like he knew full well what he was doing. Should just because he didn't realise he would be locked up for life be an excuss not to hand that punishment to him (if found guilty)? Personally I think full life is a bit harsh for a kid but lets face it his life would be ruined anyway with a lesser term.

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Surely they need to wait till the child is a bit older before deciding he can never be released.

 

I don't know, if at 11 years old it's going through his head to kill someone like that then what's he gonna be like when he is older? BUT, is this one of those questions about what kind of computer games has the boy been playing/getting ideas from?

 

I'm just not sure about people that do things like that.. If they can do it once, they could do it again. All it would take was for someone to really piss him off and BANG!

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His a kid yes.

 

But at the age of 11 he was aware what killing a person would do. Unless he is mentally not 100%, he intentionally killed her, he thought about his actions & I assume it was done after a decision. Unless it was heat of the moment kind of killing which then I think the sentence should be less.

 

It's harsh, 25 years would have been better.

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Crazy sentence for a kid who probably has a distorted view of reality due to being impressionable to violent films, computer games and more likely violence in his home life. He needs educating and nurturing, not punishment of that type.

 

As for those of you advocating the death penalty, how many of you have committed 'crimes' at that age, and got a telling off where had you been an adult you'd have been sent down for a stretch? Almost ALL of you I imagine.

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The whole thing is a tragedy :(

 

He may well have known full well what he was doing, but there is no way at that age he would be aware of the consequences (both to himself and others) - that does not excuse what he did.

 

I think the chair or the injection would have been best, certainly for him. Considering the alternatives, it would be merciful. I mean, even if he's released in 10 years, what sort of life can he have? IMO your teenage years are probably your most important, where healthy social interraction is essential to later character building. Look at John Venables (Jamie Bulger murderer), he's re offended :( IMO it would have been

 

There's a very good film that deals with the effects of a child offender, after his release many years later, called 'Boy A' ( http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1078188/ )

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Crazy sentence for a kid who probably has a distorted view of reality due to being impressionable to violent films, computer games and more likely violence in his home life. He needs educating and nurturing, not punishment of that type.

 

As for those of you advocating the death penalty, how many of you have committed 'crimes' at that age, and got a telling off where had you been an adult you'd have been sent down for a stretch? Almost ALL of you I imagine.

 

Sorry Gerald but I disagree. He shot a pregnant woman with a gun while whe was asleep. It wasn't in the heat of an argument or in self defence. At 11 I was breaking windows and hanging about on street corners. The two are not even closely related..!! Even though he was young, he knew exactly what he was doing he just didn't consider the consequences fully.

 

Mischief v's murder...!!

 

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Crazy sentence for a kid who probably has a distorted view of reality due to being impressionable to violent films, computer games and more likely violence in his home life.

 

Not one study, out of the many, has ever conclusively proven a corrolation between violence in films and video games with violent offenders in real life. Violent tendancy is a psychosis, which can be triggered by many things (including games and movies), but a mentally balanced person will not go out and kill just because they saw someone do it on a screen. Not that I'm an advocate of games like Manhunt, but it's only fair that we stick to the facts.

 

And with reference to the story - "a youth sized shotgun" ....... WTF? :blink:

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String the little cnut up he will only get more evil with age. Sick Bas##rd.

 

If, as you say, he is sick, then does that mean you think he is suffering from some kind of illness? If so, do you think that treatment may cure him?

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You can soon test these kids sense of right and wrong and risk factors. Ask one to grab some money from the till of the old girl running the sweetshop when she's distracted and it's no worry. Ask them to grab the ten grand in cash that fell into the lion enclosure at Chester Zoo and see if they are as keen. And that's just theft. We have seen how at least one of the Jamie Bulger killers has responded to hundreds of thousands in new ID, nurturing and specialist counselling has worked out, haven't we. Top the *astard, save money, send a strong deterrent message, stop any chances of genes being replicated later :)

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.... Top the *astard, save money, send a strong deterrent message, stop any chances of genes being replicated later :)

 

A different argument maybe but if capital punishment is such a strong deterrent, why don't the stats back that up?

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He's 13, not 11. He was 11 when he committed the crime. It is a 13 year old that faces life in prison, bloody newspapers going for the shock value as usual.

 

About time the justice system took a firm hand, cudos to the Judge who is trying him as an adult! Throw away the key and set the standard for young scum.

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If, as you say, he is sick, then does that mean you think he is suffering from some kind of illness? If so, do you think that treatment may cure him?

More than likely hes a jelous wee sh#t that didnt want the attention to be taken away from him by a new edition to the family.

He shot a pregnant woman in her sleep when i said he was sick i never meant a mental illness. I stand by my previous post its awful and he should be made to pay for his actions regardless if hes 13 or not.

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