'Hell on wheels': Teen convicted of crashing car at 100 mph, killing boyfriend and friend
'Hell on wheels': Teen convicted of crashing car at 100 mph, killing boyfriend and friend
“This was not reckless driving. This was murder,” the judge said before she read out Mackenzie Shirilla's verdict Monday afternoon.
“This was not reckless driving. This was murder,” the judge said before she read out Mackenzie Shirilla's verdict Monday afternoon.
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This is an unbelievable tragedy, for all of them. She just turned 18, I wonder what her sentence will be like. I assume that in the US - unlike the situation over here in Europe - there is no special "juvenile justice" for young adults, so she might face multiple lifetimes in prison after being convicted for murder. If I remember correctly you can get separate sentences for each victim, which will sum up to your total sentence.
It's a tragedy for the victims and their families, but I'm sorry, I can't feel sorry for her. Seems she planned to harm them for petty reasons because she feels entitled. Probably a narcissist:
In the US, juvenile justice is what trying children as adults is called. As young as 13 you can be tried as an adult in crimes
No, the "juvenile justice" system in the US is... the American juvenile justice system
It has its own judges, facilities, probation offices, and everything.
Gotta keep those prisons stuffed. Glad to see absolutely zero consequences of a for profit system.
There's remarkably few prisons owned privately
When adult justice is applied, then there’s nothing “juvenile” in that. I guess the thinking behind that (over here) is that you are not yet a fully developed adult when you are 18 and that you might get another chance in life than when committing crimes at older ages.
I believe the point is that there's a process for deciding whether a juvenile should be charged as a juvenile or as an adult. It means a juvenile who is mature enough to be making cold, calculated decisions (like, "hey, I'm a juvenile, I can get away with more") can still be tried as an adult.