They are not going to have him walk into the court room in shackles are they? I find that extremely distasteful..... Anyhow if Iam correct about this case, the lad had a terrible home life, and I mean terrible kind of mike tyson esque, if you read tysons book about his early life and we all know how messed up he was despite being fortunate due to his boxing. Iam of the firm opinion that we ought to start punishing the parent or parents of children who commit crime. Not just the child. I would find it extremely difficult to essentially destroy this childs life for ever if I was the judge ,given his background he never had a chance , I think releasing him at 21 would be the right decision,providing he gets care, support and education as well as confinement . He then should be given another chance, however any further problem involving violence no matter how trivial , he should be removed permanently from society because of the horrendous crime he committed.
Iam no liberal, which is why I believe those responsible for this childs life, must also be punished. I believe the parent should be locked up until this child is 21 also. Because lets face it ,any other child in that home is obviously not going to have a chance either, and at some point this chain of misery has to stop.The race of either child means absolutely nothing to me.