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Originally Posted by Jasper84  And you think just put him away for his whole life, and not let the mom have the children is really enough? |
What, would you prefer that prosecutors pursued the death penalty as a more proportionate punishment?
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Originally Posted by Jasper84 Perhaps the kid was just unlucky that it ended in a death. |
Did you read the article?
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Demetrius Key initially said he hit his brother with a metal shelf support, investigators said. After investigators searched the house, he said he used a broom handle, the sheriff's office said.
He then told the detective he punched the boy, choked him and banged his head on the floor, according to an affidavit."
In other words, he hit his brother with a broom, punched him, strangled him, and smashed his head into the floor. That's no accident. The perpetrator intended to do seriously bodily injury, and I'm sure he was aware of the level of force necessary to be fatal.
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Originally Posted by Jasper84 In that case, would putting the kid in jail for its whole life be a good idea? |
Violent first-degree murderers have no place on the streets. The fact that he is 13-years-old is only slightly ameliorating.