I think probably schizophrenic because of the “five friends” his sister talked about. It is a treatable illness. Regardless certainly inpatient hospitalization for a long time. But forever? No. He’s ten years old. He’s a child, not a monster.
Exactly! If he can do that to his own mother, and at 10 years old, what do people think he will be capable of doing to strangers when he's full grown?
I say keep him locked up forever. He may be fixable but do you want to take the chance? Would you want him working the same job alongside your granddaughter? No, he needs to stay locked up. He's a real life Michael Myers or future serial killer. 9 out of 10 times they are never rehabilitated. I prefer to protect innocent people who are not damaged. It takes a lot of deep seated evil/mental illness to kill your own mother on purpose as a 10 year old. Then the next day ask if your Amazon package came yet.
Exactly! No, keep him locked up forever. He IS a 10 year old monster in my opinion. Something is irrevocably wrong with him. Keep him locked up and medicated for life. You see that even his own family turned him in. The cops had let him go at first and ruled it an accident till his family reported his confession. They know he is very sick. I'm glad they did the right thing.
If he is mentally ill he is not a monster. By all means, protect society, but he is a broken child, human. There is also a very limited correlation between mental illness and evil. They are far from synonymous.Exactly! If he can do that to his own mother, and at 10 years old, what do people think he will be capable of doing to strangers when he's full grown?
I say keep him locked up forever. He may be fixable but do you want to take the chance? Would you want him working the same job alongside your granddaughter? No, he needs to stay locked up. He's a real life Michael Myers or future serial killer. 9 out of 10 times they are never rehabilitated. I prefer to protect innocent people who are not damaged. It takes a lot of deep seated evil/mental illness to kill your own mother on purpose as a 10 year old. Then the next day ask if your Amazon package came yet.
Exactly! No, keep him locked up forever. He IS a 10 year old monster in my opinion. Something is irrevocably wrong with him. Keep him locked up and medicated for life. You see that even his own family turned him in. The cops had let him go at first and ruled it an accident till his family reported his confession. They know he is very sick. I'm glad they did the right thing.
What would be the cut off age to prosecute in your opinion?
For murder maybe none. The question should be would a released person be more likely to commit murder again than the average. If statistics can clearly show that is the case then I would consider it, but I am skeptical, and believe we should err on the side of public safety until such data is available.
It is uniform law in this Country, a defendant must fully understand the charges they face or the fair trial doctrine becomes hazy!
I 've known some folks like that
Thanks for the video, informative but disturbing...
I agree, however the problem we have is sorting those than can from those that can't. Which is why I believe that once a person commits a murder they should not be allowed out again.
I am sure that's true. However it does not seem to me to adequately take public safety into account. Not sure how to fix it, but I think we should.
Can you imagine a future where all babies born have to go through a brain scan before being released from the hospital?
Sounds like the plot of a new movie.I made a call to the state’s attorney general’s office and introduced myself to her as a former Pennsylvania State Policeman and was wondering what the minimum age is for charging a child with felony murder or maybe it’s just murder in Wisconsin. She wanted to have a conversation with me about this pending case, but the answer I finally got was 10.
It does raise some hard questions. I would never suggest imprisoning someone based on this. However perhaps knowing the risks ahead of time could help reduce them.Can you imagine a future where all babies born have to go through a brain scan before being released from the hospital?
