Editorial Board: The teen arrested in Georgia school shooting is not an adult, and shouldn't be treated like one
Editorial Board: The teen arrested in Georgia school shooting is not an adult, and shouldn't be treated like one
Charging 14-year-old Colt Gray as an adult in Georgia school shooting reveals a nation that has forgotten the purpose of its juvenile justice system.
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I've always been under the impression that the juvenile justice system is not equipped to adjudicate murder charges.
Why not?
Even in regular court not every judge can preside over a murder case. Tales experience in the area of law.
Sadly, there wre plenty of juveniles who are tried for murder to create experienced judges and courts at every level.
Please define "plenty"
According to DoJ, juveniles account for about 10% of all homicide arrests.
That's the charge not where it's charged
Plenty means enough to serve a specific purpose, in this case enough to provide judges experience in juvenile murder trials.
Well if you have no empirical evidence we'll have to agree to disagree