the "huh?" defense

[Grampa]

http://www.bakersfield.com/hourly_news/story/498658.html


the beating was for nothing.

[Grampa]

http://www.bakersfield.com/1380/story/495427.html

the cycle continues.


at what point do the good people step in and put a tire iron in the spokes?

[Betty Rage]

Sterilization.

[TiNi]

or prison for the parents

[Grampa]

an 81 y/o man is gone

a family loses a grandfather and father

and in 72 hours (the time that was given to evaluate the kid), 81 years of life is shit on.

If that kid was soooooo incompetent, why was he let out to roam the hood at 5am? Charge the parent then.

[Howie]

If these kids have the smallest inkling of right and wrong they need to be held responsible.  Either way, they should never see the streets again, be it asylum or prison.

[Pakhan]

If these kids have the smallest inkling of right and wrong they need to be held responsible.  Either way, they should never see the streets again, be it asylum or prison.

+1

[55Spy]

he understood what the objects being used to beat the old man were for...to get his $ (ok alum cans but same thing in this case)

And the judge just confirmed in this kids miniscule bit of common sense that it's ok to kill someone for a few bucks and be stupid.

The judge is a liberal waste of law enforcement in this case.  Put he kid in Juvi period.

[Sinister]

If these kids have the smallest inkling of right and wrong they need to be held responsible.  Either way, they should never see the streets again, be it asylum or prison.

Put all four to death.  Display bodies.  Buy air-time on local television to display same.  Deterrence is the key.

[Vindingo]

Put all four to death.  Display bodies.  Buy air-time on local television to display same.  Deterrence is the key.

+1

We all probably paid for their first 13 years their of room and board,  and I sure as hell dont want to be paying for these rotten bastard's food, clothes and housing for the rest of their pathetic wastes of life.

OR

Send those make the beast with two backsers to Indonesia or Thialand to make sneakers and soccer balls in sweat shops. We could trade for orphins and I would happily pay for one of those underprivledged children to come here and learn.

[Grampa]

he understood what the objects being used to beat the old man were for...to get his $ (ok alum cans but same thing in this case)

And the judge just confirmed in this kids miniscule bit of common sense that it's ok to kill someone for a few bucks and be stupid.

The judge is a liberal waste of law enforcement in this case.  Put he kid in Juvi period.

I think there is a lil more to it than whats being reported. It's the DA's office thats basically allowing the charges against the kid to be dropped.... and that not something the local DA is known for. I hate our local DA for many many reasons (I once had a custom plate holder for my truck that said "Ed Jagles has a small penis"), but when it comes to cases like this.... they/he are not known for dropping charges.

something sneaky is going on.

[Bick]

or prison for the parents

In some countries, offenses such as DUI, spouses and other family members are jailed along with the offendor.

If we base punishment of this on a Singapore standard, ie, caning for spitting, what would be appropriate for beating to death?  Eye for eye, I say!

Because they are minors, parents need to have equivalent punishment.

The benefit to society - We clean up that end of the gene pool.

Put all four to death.  Display bodies.  Buy air-time on local television to display same.  Deterrence is the key.

Public Hangin'!!!

[SacDuc]

"Was that wrong? Should I not have done that? I tell you, I gotta plead ignorence on this thing, because if anyone had said anything . . ."





Another, somehow douchier, kid that was not parented:
http://www.philly.com/dailynews/local/20080717_Alleged_DUI_killer_s_MySpace_profile_depicts_youth_consumed_with_money__drugs_and_graffiti.html

Bonus quote from mom, "He just ran a red light and got into a car accident."   

[VisceralReaction]

I think society would be much more polite if the kids and parents were beaten to death in public as punishment.
All this does is tell other kids that you can get away with murder. I can go out side right now and kill someone
I don't even know. I can be back on the street in as little as 2 years. Eye for an Eye.

[DRKWNG]

I agree.  It is amazing to think about how much more respectful and law-abiding society would become if people were to actually be held accountable for their actions.  There is definitely something to be said for bringing public execution back.