What culture do we live in that rules that a 14 year-old should be tried as an adult? 15 year-old Lawrence King was murdered killed for being queer earlier this year. Obviously, the crime is heinous: Brandon McInerney shot him in the head during class with 20 other students around. But I strongly disagree that children should ever be tried as adults. McInerney faces up 51 year to life in prison. He was just ruled competent to stand trial (this was separate from the previous decision to try him as an adult, which several LGBT groups decried).
If you're unsure about whether those under 18 should be tried as adults, watch Juvies, a powerful documentary about 12 juvenile offenders being tried as adults. You will get a sense of the fucked up system that imprisons them and locks them away for their lives. Here's a preview:
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