5 counts of murder?? Should he be?? I know what my thoughts are but I'm curious what you all think about this
http://www.cnn.com/2007/US/law/09/28/fire.boy.ap/index.html
2007-09-28 14:53:43 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous in News & Events ➔ Current Events
That is absolutely insane to the nth degree. I think the boy should be pulled from any criminal proceedings, and immediately injected into intensive psychological treatment. A) To help him cope with this incredible loss and likely resulting incredible guilt, or B) Determine whether he is legitimately criminally insane and then take further action from that determination.
2007-09-28 14:58:03 · answer #1 · answered by dhays06 2 · 3⤊ 1⤋
He needs to be punished someone but unfortunatly if he ends up in Juvie he will likely become worse.
As far as the person that says what kind of upbringing did he have. Hard to judge that. My boys are good boys. They are respectful, kind, do well in school and rarely get in trouble even at home and usually it is sibling rivalry type stuff but they are boys and recently one of them got into the camping gear in the garage and pulled out the lighter we use to light fires at camp. Alot of stuff all over the yard was found burned. It was curiousity. Still do not know which one or ones are involved. We had a family meeting, pulled up many articles on the interent and discussed the dangers of playing with fire. So we cannot say what kind of upbringing he had. This may have been a boy being curious about fire for all we know. Boys do things like this. Its up to the parents to just teach them the dangers of it before it gets out of hand. We have not found anything burned in the yard since our meeting which yes I scared the crap out of them with what can happen.
2007-09-29 07:56:08 · answer #2 · answered by Ladybugs77 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
1. If he was questioned without a guardian present, the confession and all the information obtained from it should be barred from the trial.
2. Because of his age he should be tried as a juvenile.
3, Guilty or Innocent, he should be sent to a place were he could get mental care and evaluation immediately.
4, If like most states he is to be released at 21, someone needs to be responsible to say he will not offend again or they will be punished.
2007-09-28 22:45:23 · answer #3 · answered by paul 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Well he does need help and it's in the form of mental help he's 10 not 16 and this is such a joke that they are not taking the right steps for his defense. Prison is not the place for a 10 year old-omg. Someone get some help for the people in charge there it's obvious they also need help coping with real day problems.
2007-09-28 22:05:06 · answer #4 · answered by sally sue 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
The whole point of our judicial system is to publically punish those who break the law and set an example for others to think about, who are they setting an example for other 10 year olds? I think he's not fit to live, but opinions are not law. I pity those that have to make this decision.
2007-09-28 22:45:47 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Wow.
He has lost his entire family. It doesn't appear that there is proof he intentionally set a fire to hurt or kill anybody. He's 10.
I would think that five murder charges were possibly not the best way to go.
Tragic.
**Model35 - Where did that come from?!
2007-09-28 22:03:03 · answer #6 · answered by snaffle 4 · 2⤊ 1⤋
omfg, jesus christ. holy crap. im actually so shocked...his MOTHER and SISTER and 3 OTHER KIDS! W-T-F. he better be charged, and charged hard. honestly i dont care if im being mean or rude or cold or disrespectful or whatever! what a pshyco kid! and yea yea i know he's only 10 years old but wow! talk about an annoying kid! jesus. i hoped he goes to jail for a while. then again...i am only 13 years old...so i might be kinda stupid lol. but wow, what a freak. how could you even do that? why would you even start a fire in ur house on purpose and then kill ur family? wow. what a stupid fricken kid. he needs to be in a mental institute. stupid little ___. who gives if he's 10, did the crime, do the time, dumbass kid
2007-09-28 21:59:46 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 1⤋
Wether he should be or not, he's too younge to be in any jail and he's clearly mental IF he did set the place on fire with intent. I'd say he needs guidence more than a jail term.
2007-09-28 21:57:12 · answer #8 · answered by Rook 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
They couldn't possibly know for sure if the boy actually did it. I mean he might have said he did, but htey can't he can't just be cahrged right on the spot. I mean, like the first O.J. Simpson case. It was obvious he did it, but he never even seved time.
2007-09-28 22:11:09 · answer #9 · answered by Nessa. 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Somebody started the fire. An Arson unit must have determined that. But who? If the boy was forced to confess and didn't do it, that is wrong. If he did lite the fire and it killed people, that is wrong. I hope the truth comes out.
2007-09-28 22:25:15 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋