Poll: Should a 13-year old be sentenced to life in prison without parole?
This is a very relevant Poll going on now:
It presents two cases soon to be in the Supreme Court. They both involve minors, one 13 and one 16. The Poll asks if a 13-year-old should be sentenced to life in prison without parole. Many people have posted on the site, leading to an interesting discussion. What do you think?
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I was once a thirteen year old boy with no true understanding of the real world and how it worked. I did not understand my choices and how they affected others and myself including my future. I was a kid that only cared about eating, playing sports, music, and friends with no regard to the future. I did, though, understand that hurting someone was wrong. I believe that if a teenage person that puts effort into hurting someone else isn’t in their right mind but has a mental issue that needs to be taken care of in the right way. As i said that I knew that hurting was wrong, it is appropriate to be punished for hurting or killing a person even if one is younger. But at a young age such as thirteen, understanding one’s decision is different than being an older adult. I believe in a punishment that rehabilitates a teenager that gives him or her a second chance at life.
(This would be hard for a victims family to accept but we all were once kids too)