Originally Posted by ronaldo

Not now you can't.

Like I said, if a 12 year old pulled a knife and school and stabbed someone a couple of times over a girl, that's one thing. If he stabbed him 50 times in the neck and chest, that's another thing altogether and I have no sympathy for the kid.

And if a 12 year old kid pulled off an execution style killing over drugs, you don't think he SHOULD be sent to prison for the rest of his life? What do you think about adults that pull off execution style killings? Should THEY ever get out? There are definitely different maturity levels in all 12 year olds out there, so assessments would have to be done, uh, very carefully.

I don't believe in sending that kid to a youth center or prison where, chance are, he'll learn the trade of crime even further. He'll become associated with gangs and probably be more dangerous when he gets out. Fuck that.