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<blockquote data-quote="hearts and roses" data-source="post: 262039" data-attributes="member: 2211"><p><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: darkslateblue">These kinds of questions really make me squirm because I really think each case has its own individual circumstances that could sway a court one way or another. I don't know if this Lott kid should spend the rest of his life in jail - to me, it does seem like a waste of public resources and his life. At his age, and taking into consideration the history of his relationship with his brother, it would seem that there is a glimmer of hope that he could be habilitated to a point where he could live outside of prison with some minor restrictions, so he could work and thrive as an individual. Some provisions for his release could be made, such as working with violent youths, being involved in a drug and alcohol restrictive program, having a parole officer/counselor that he needs to check in with bo-weekly and needing permission to move from area to area. I don't know if that's enough. I don't think it's fair for him to go free after taking a life, his stepbrother or a stranger's, but I think that being sent to prison for life at 14 years old is a crime in and of itself. And then there is the history that his mother provided - he didn't have a very stable upbringing from the sounds of it, so how much will his upbringing, this incident and years of time in prison effect who he is upon his release? </span></span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: darkslateblue">And then there are 14 year olds with a history of violence from striking family and friends to killing the cat and torturing the family dog - what about those kids? To me, that's a sick mind and I worry that a person with a strong history of violence should NOT be released. </span></span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: darkslateblue">So, like I said, I feel it really depends on each individual case and circumstances. But I don't have any first hand experience with this type of situation, so this could just be my bleeding heart talking.</span></span></span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="hearts and roses, post: 262039, member: 2211"] [FONT=Comic Sans MS][SIZE=3][COLOR=darkslateblue]These kinds of questions really make me squirm because I really think each case has its own individual circumstances that could sway a court one way or another. I don't know if this Lott kid should spend the rest of his life in jail - to me, it does seem like a waste of public resources and his life. At his age, and taking into consideration the history of his relationship with his brother, it would seem that there is a glimmer of hope that he could be habilitated to a point where he could live outside of prison with some minor restrictions, so he could work and thrive as an individual. Some provisions for his release could be made, such as working with violent youths, being involved in a drug and alcohol restrictive program, having a parole officer/counselor that he needs to check in with bo-weekly and needing permission to move from area to area. I don't know if that's enough. I don't think it's fair for him to go free after taking a life, his stepbrother or a stranger's, but I think that being sent to prison for life at 14 years old is a crime in and of itself. And then there is the history that his mother provided - he didn't have a very stable upbringing from the sounds of it, so how much will his upbringing, this incident and years of time in prison effect who he is upon his release? [/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Comic Sans MS][SIZE=3][COLOR=darkslateblue][/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Comic Sans MS][SIZE=3][COLOR=darkslateblue]And then there are 14 year olds with a history of violence from striking family and friends to killing the cat and torturing the family dog - what about those kids? To me, that's a sick mind and I worry that a person with a strong history of violence should NOT be released. [/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Comic Sans MS][SIZE=3][COLOR=darkslateblue][/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Comic Sans MS][SIZE=3][COLOR=darkslateblue]So, like I said, I feel it really depends on each individual case and circumstances. But I don't have any first hand experience with this type of situation, so this could just be my bleeding heart talking.[/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT] [/QUOTE]
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