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58. Its odd that a 16 year old

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Thu May 29, 2014, 06:17 PM

May 2014

is considered an adult only when they break the law.

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16-year-old sent to Utah prison for 15 years after judge changes terms of plea deal [View all] villager May 2014 OP

Ahh - poor baby Dems2002 May 2014 #1

The for-profit prison system will soon make your prediction quite true, I'm afraid Tsiyu May 2014 #3

This malaise May 2014 #10

Very interesting analogy... ljm2002 May 2014 #8

sick stupid judicial system defacto7 May 2014 #2

No "Affluenza" for you!!! blkmusclmachine May 2014 #4

That "nice, sweet young boy" robbing people at gunpoint is "really soft and tender emotionally". DetlefK May 2014 #5

Nice you sympathize with drug dealers. former9thward May 2014 #29

You must think it's ok to rape a prostitute too Lee-Lee May 2014 #36

How do you justify the other sentences? former9thward May 2014 #37

Why don't you ask the judge? LisaL May 2014 #38

Authoritarians always revert to authority. former9thward May 2014 #41

Give me more info and I can judge Lee-Lee May 2014 #43

"and I can judge" former9thward May 2014 #46

Umm, you asked my opinion on something, then get upset when I say I need more info to judge? Lee-Lee May 2014 #48

We sentence people more harshly than any other Western country. former9thward May 2014 #50

Ok so what is an appropriate sentence for: Lee-Lee May 2014 #53

The appropriate sentence was the one the prosecutor and defense agreed upon. former9thward May 2014 #55

Because 180 days is a joke for the crimes Lee-Lee May 2014 #56

If he wasn't a criminal at heart before... tecelote May 2014 #6

Sounds like a real sweet boy Dorian Gray May 2014 #7

“He's just a nice, sweet little boy" Lee-Lee May 2014 #9

He's still a child malaise May 2014 #11

At 16 he knew well enough he was wrong nt Lee-Lee May 2014 #12

What?? JJChambers May 2014 #13

The VICTIMS were drug dealers. former9thward May 2014 #33

Here we see why the US holds more prisoners than any country in the world. tecelote May 2014 #26

So armed robbers shouldn't get prison time? LisaL May 2014 #40

Prison Time: 3 Months and a record. tecelote May 2014 #42

3 months? Lee-Lee May 2014 #44

A sixteen year kid doesn't always have good judgment dem in texas May 2014 #57

The new sentence is ONE to fifteen years. Misleading headline. (nt) Nye Bevan May 2014 #14

Exactly customerserviceguy May 2014 #60

At first I thought he was just a burglar and I was going to say 15 years is way too much stevenleser May 2014 #15

I don't know the details of this kids' part in the robbery Tsiyu May 2014 #17

Why is there no chance of that? He will probably be out by age 21 if not sooner. stevenleser May 2014 #18

I could tell you horror stories Tsiyu May 2014 #20

I've read a lot about how bad the prisons can be and that's a shame. stevenleser May 2014 #23

After reading some details Tsiyu May 2014 #24

He was the one who reportedly brought the guns. LisaL May 2014 #35

Probably taken advantage of by the older boys who knew his daddy had guns. haele May 2014 #61

I think it's a good sentence. JVS May 2014 #47

Either we are serious about gun crime or we are not hack89 May 2014 #16

Sometimes this place befuddles me Lee-Lee May 2014 #22

Punk's victims probably also "cried and begged for mercy." This wasn't shoplifting. WinkyDink May 2014 #19

UNREC brooklynite May 2014 #21

Yep. Metric shit tons of spin. redqueen May 2014 #25

Anyone know what "one to fifteen years" will actually mean? N.T. Donald Ian Rankin May 2014 #27

Well, given that the judge already overrode a *plea bargain* agreed to by all sides... villager May 2014 #28

I don't think judicial overreach is the problem here. Donald Ian Rankin May 2014 #30

I think it's a big problem -- it kills the whole point of a "plea bargain" villager May 2014 #39

His lawyer should have warned him this could happen. LisaL May 2014 #32

That's what bothered me most about this report KansDem May 2014 #51

Exactly. Stunning how many here so easily sign off on that aspect of it villager May 2014 #52

The "nice, sweet young boy" should have stayed home instead of participating in a home invasion. LisaL May 2014 #31

well whatever you think of the sentence and the conditions, he's getting out in 15 years CreekDog May 2014 #34

No, he is getting out in 1-15 years Lee-Lee May 2014 #45

I too am amazed at the posts on this thread. Jenoch May 2014 #49

The disconnect is amazing Lee-Lee May 2014 #54

Its odd that a 16 year old Go Vols May 2014 #58

Whatever punishes kids the most, I guess villager May 2014 #59