Life for a 13 year old: Cruel & Unusual Punishment or Justice?

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sapphi_snake said:

Mr Khan said:

sapphi_snake said:

Mr Khan said:

sapphi_snake said:

Mr Khan said:

Another point that you all might not be aware of (remember this case is local news to me) is that when our county judge declared that he should be tried as an adult, he claimed it was because "He showed no remorse for what he did?"

Now who can tell me what basic principle of criminal justice was violated in that statement, given that this kid is a suspect only? Our county judge screwed up, and state court absolutely will overturn that decision because the judge based it on assumptions that are illegal to make, so its a non-issue

Great. Another monster will be loose on the streets.

We all labor under the assumption that he did it. Hell, the state's weakening themselves by fighting so hard, as the years tick by, it'll be harder to convict him as peoples' memories get shoddy

Innocent Until Proven Guilty must be remembered, first and foremost, or do you not have a similar rule in Romania?

Didn't he confess to doing it?

In a way that is very well inadmissable, yes

Does that change the fact that he confessed? Why do you want a criminal to get off due to technicalities?

Because unless the police, our judges, and our lawyers can follow the proper procedure to convict a criminal and assure their guilt, the entire system is pointless. We may as well just start taking people out back and shooting them in the head without a trial.