There's no doubt whatever that the crime this boy committed is heinous. He claimed he was just doing the wrestling moves that he saw on WWF. Now, that's a load of crap. A 12 year old knows what he's dong. He's not an idiot. This boy knew what he was doing. He killed a little girl.
The question is, should he be put away for life for something he did when he was 12? I mean....pretty harsh eh? But I mean....he was offered the plea bargain. So he had a chance. But he refused to take it. Probably there should not be a law that forces the judge to sentence the convict to life in jail. The whole point of having a judge in the first place is to decide the sentence. Isn't it? Hm. I don't think that the boy should go to jail for his entire life. A good long time. Maybe twenty years or something. But....not for life. I don't know. I can't seem to express my opinion eloquently enough.
Maybe it should depend on things like whether he'll be likely to reoffend. I don't really understand why they let people out with a warning that "they're likely to re-offend". I guess that's the length or their sentence or something. But...seems to me like letting a multiple rapist out who is likely to re-offend....is like sentencing some woman to getting raped. The government is aiding and abetting rape. Hmm. Of course, the flip side of the coin is the rights of the prisoner. But I've never really been a big fan of prisoner's rights. As I see it, if you start going around raping people, you pretty much lose your rights. But this is a totally different topic.
What about that guy who killed the little girl? Tough question.