Even though they are 17 and thus could - and SHOULD - be tried as adults, they are legally minors and should be protected to a degree. When (if???) they are tried as adults, then such "protections" should go away. I doube they will. Even here in Texas, if someone under 18 commits a capital felony (whose only penalties are execution and life without possibility of parole) their sentence is only a standard "life sentence" which is most assuredly not an actual life sentence.
"Teens" again.... hmmmm.
ReplyDeleteEven though they are 17 and thus could - and SHOULD - be tried as adults, they are legally minors and should be protected to a degree. When (if???) they are tried as adults, then such "protections" should go away. I doube they will. Even here in Texas, if someone under 18 commits a capital felony (whose only penalties are execution and life without possibility of parole) their sentence is only a standard "life sentence" which is most assuredly not an actual life sentence.
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