>>>...perhaps that or related to the judge. I think part of the problem is that these kids criminals are juveniles and were not charged as adults..thus sealing their names. In addition to that blunder,
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>>Why is charging minors as juveniles a blunder? I don't think minors should ever be charged as adults. Given what we now know about brain development, I'd find it easier to argue that some adults should be charged as juveniles.
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>Charging minors as adults I think needs to be done on a case by case basis (which it is). When it comes to a sexual assault that was videotaped by the attackers I find it rather difficult to conclude to charge them as minors. That being said - I don't think any minor should get "life without parole" - but at the same time I don't think these creeps should of gotten a walk either.

Is there some age below which you would say that charging as an adult is never appropriate? Over the last decade or so, there have been cases of charging kids as young as 14 as adults, and ISTR even as young as 12.

Tamar