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    Page last updated at 16:50 GMT, Monday, 21 June 2010 17:50 UK


    Police handout in 1993 of Jon Venables Jon Venables was given a new identity on his release from prison

    One of the two killers of Merseyside toddler James Bulger has been charged with possession and distribution of indecent images of children.

    Jon Venables, who killed James in 1993, was released from jail in 2001 and given a new identity and anonymity for life under a special court order.

    But Venables, now 27, was recalled to prison in February after allegedly breaching the terms of his licence.

    He is charged with two offences under the 1978 Protection of Children Act.
    Early stage

    It is alleged that he downloaded 57 indecent images of children between February 2009 and February 2010.

    He is secondly accused of distributing seven images between 1 and 23 February this year by allowing other people to access files on his computer through a peer-to-peer network.

    The case is at a very early stage and will return to court on 23 July. That hearing will be the first opportunity for Venables to indicate whether he will be pleading guilty or not guilty to the alleged offences.

    The Bulger family lawyer says there is "relief" Venables has been charged

    Were he to plead not guilty, he would eventually appear before a jury under his new name. If he pleads guilty, the case will quickly move to sentencing.

    Under the terms of Venables' anonymity order, the media is not allowed to report anything about his new identity and a jury would never know who he really is.

    In March, the then Justice Secretary Jack Straw announced that Venables had been returned to prison but said that it was not in the interests of a fair trial to publicise what had allegedly happened.

    Denise Fergus, James's mother, had called for the reason for the recall to be made public, saying as his mother she had "a right to know".
    'Disaster'

    Speaking outside court on Monday, Robin Makin, solicitor for James's father Ralph, attacked the Ministry of Justice for the way it had handled the case ever since Venables' recall.

    "We consider that the way this has been handled since news of Jon Venables being recalled to custody has been a disaster," he said.

    "The public authorities ought to behave quite differently and in due course further details are likely to emerge of the mistakes that were made. Ineptitude and incompetence spring to mind."

    Venables and his friend Robert Thompson were jailed for life when, as 10-year-olds, they took two-year-old James from a shopping centre in Bootle.

    The toddler's body was found on a disused railway line more than two miles away from where he had been taken.

    Venables and Thompson were given new identities on their release from prison in 2001 because of the risk that they would be victims of a vigilante attack.

    Media law expert Mark Stephens insisted that despite the publicity it was "almost certain" that Venables could get a fair trial.

    He said: "The judge has gone to extraordinary lengths, as has the prosecution. They have worked with the defence to make sure that a fair trial can happen and that justice will out at the end of the day."
    Just out of interest, under islamic law, would these boys be punished for what they did or would the authority leave them because they are underage and have not reached puberty at the time?

    What if you personal opoioion on this? do you think they were unaware of their actions, or they are both evil?

    And what punishment would you have given these boys at the time?

    Do you think what the uk has done with these boys were right?
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    killer of Jamie Bulger gets only 2 years for watching and distributing child porn????

    I was watching the news and I have to say, I was quite shocked, here is a man who is guilty of murdering a toddler spends some time in prison gets released re offends and gets only 2 years?? what the hell is up with that??

    He was guilty of watching and distributing child porn that involved baby toddlers and he gets just 2 years???

    There is a quote from him I believe in one of the newspapers where he says "I'm glad to be going back to prison" I mean this is really some sort of punishment?? and it's not just this offence, when he was released he committed many other offences but this was the only offence that warranted a prison sentence.

    So in another 2 years he will be back out prowling the streets of Britain.

    I find this quite disturbing, but then I started to look at this society as a whole and such crimes are nothing spectacular anymore, it's become the norm that you see it in the news every now and again.

    Another shocking crime I saw is, a cocaine addict killed a woman by running her over with her own car in the process of stealing it, while her 5 year old son watched. He got "at least 6 years", shouldn't it be more like at least 40 years.

    The crimes are so heinous it's disturbing, what's even more disturbing is the sentences/punishments given.

    They look down upon Shari'a for having such harsh punishments but it's not as if their society is criminal free that they can look down upon Shari'a.

    Let them produce the ideal society and then criticize the shari'a, I really do find it funny when they call us barbaric and they let murderers free roam on their streets and child molesters.

    They call the shari'a barbaric as if their society has reached the pinnacle of societies but in actual fact their society has the most heinous of crimes being committed and the lightest of punishments.

    It really does bug me that a person who watched toddlers getting sexually abused and distributed such material will be walking the streets again in two years on top of that he's a murderer. Makes me laugh when such a society criticizes other societies for things such as "Oh you make your women cover up" "oh you cut peoples hands off" As if their society is so bloody perfect.

    There's a saying that goes something like "Fix your own home first before you try to fix someone else's"

    What's even more astounding is, this child murderer, when he was released from prison he was given a new identity so he would be protected from the public

    they actually gave him a new identity to protect him, I mean for god's sake he's a criminal.
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    Re: killer of Jamie Bulger gets only 2 years for watching and distributing child porn

    Has anyone else noticed that such vile crimes have become a norm in this society that people are just a little shocked, maybe they stay shocked for about a day or 2 and then they go back to business as normal.

    It's reached that stage where it doesn't even have a deep impact upon people. They just raise an eye brow and then that's it back to business. It's become that common.
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    Re: killer of Jamie Bulger gets only 2 years for watching and distributing child porn

    If any body can remember what the original topic is, you may now continue the thread. But please stay on topic.
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    Re: killer of Jamie Bulger gets only 2 years for watching and distributing child porn

    You introduce a number of very different subjects in one post:

    format_quote Originally Posted by squiggle View Post
    here is a man who is guilty of murdering a toddler spends some time in prison gets released re offends and gets only 2 years?? what the hell is up with that??
    Yes, it does seem shocking. Since I'm not from Britian I really can't comment on the specifics of the case, on that as you present it, it seems shocking.


    He was guilty of watching and distributing child porn that involved baby toddlers and he gets just 2 years???
    If you only consider that aspect of the case, that might be about right. Watching and distributing are different than actually being engaged in perpetrating those behaviors. Both are wrong, but considered independent of anything else, watching and distributing would be a lesser offense. In some cases, without any previous history and the nature of pronography, I could see people being let go simply on probation.

    There is a quote from him I believe in one of the newspapers where he says "I'm glad to be going back to prison" I mean this is really some sort of punishment?? and it's not just this offence, when he was released he committed many other offences but this was the only offence that warranted a prison sentence.
    When you say that this was the only offence that warranted a prison sentence are you expressing your opinion or that of the courts? The idea that he might say "I'm glad to be going back to prison" could be indicative of him understanding the horrificness of his crimes and the likelihood/fear that he might continue to commit them. In which case, it might be the first bit of remorse and rational act from him that he realizes it is better for him to be in prison than on the streets.

    Again, I'm not from Britian, but I did spend some time working in the penal system in the USA and one of the things that we had to remind ourselves was that the purpose of prison was not to punish people for their crimes, the punishment was that a person was denied their freedom.

    So in another 2 years he will be back out prowling the streets of Britain.
    That is a scary thought.

    I find this quite disturbing, but then I started to look at this society as a whole and such crimes are nothing spectacular anymore, it's become the norm that you see it in the news every now and again.

    Another shocking crime I saw is, a cocaine addict killed a woman by running her over with her own car in the process of stealing it, while her 5 year old son watched. He got "at least 6 years", shouldn't it be more like at least 40 years.

    The crimes are so heinous it's disturbing, what's even more disturbing is the sentences/punishments given.
    It appears you have a new subject, not just one specific crime, but a reflection on society as a whole.


    They look down upon Shari'a for having such harsh punishments but it's not as if their society is criminal free that they can look down upon Shari'a.
    They, who? Is this some sort of generalized and broad, sweeping anonymous "they", directed at everyone in British society as a whole, or some small particular subset?


    Let them produce the ideal society and then criticize the shari'a, I really do find it funny when they call us barbaric and they let murderers free roam on their streets and child molesters.

    They call the shari'a barbaric as if their society has reached the pinnacle of societies but in actual fact their society has the most heinous of crimes being committed and the lightest of punishments.
    A third subject in which you seek compare the basic values of two different forms of jurisprudence.


    It really does bug me that a person who watched toddlers getting sexually abused and distributed such material will be walking the streets again in two years on top of that he's a murderer. Makes me laugh when such a society criticizes other societies for things such as "Oh you make your women cover up" "oh you cut peoples hands off" As if their society is so bloody perfect.

    There's a saying that goes something like "Fix your own home first before you try to fix someone else's"
    Doesn't that go both ways?


    What's even more astounding is, this child murderer, when he was released from prison he was given a new identity so he would be protected from the public

    they actually gave him a new identity to protect him, I mean for god's sake he's a criminal.
    Yes, that seems a bit far-fetched and unusual. And if it is unusual, then remember that it also means this would not be the usual way in which things are dealt with. Making value judgments of the system probably should be done based on what are the norms and typical standars, not abnormal circumstances. Though perhaps your criticism is that it is becoming typical, if that is so, then you make a good case that the system is indeed in need of fixing.

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    Re: killer of Jamie Bulger gets only 2 years for watching and distributing child porn

    Just to add the child murderer was a child (aged 10) himself at the time when he killed the boy with another boy (also aged 10). He was released from rehabilitation aged 18. This was huge case in 1993 and caused anger and frustration amongst the British public. The anger was even bigger once both were released. Then he committed another offence in 2010 (aged 27).

    Do you want news item to read the case, Grace?
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    Re: killer of Jamie Bulger gets only 2 years for watching and distributing child porn

    Ah, that case. I remember it. It made news over on this side of the pond as well.

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    Re: killer of Jamie Bulger gets only 2 years for watching and distributing child porn

    format_quote Originally Posted by Grace Seeker View Post
    Ah, that case. I remember it. It made news over on this side of the pond as well.
    Yes I was quite shocked that you did not recognise the name or case at all. I guess it wasnt as big over there was it?

    Do you think the government did the right thing by giving them another chance or should have they been locked up for life?
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    Re: killer of Jamie Bulger gets only 2 years for watching and distributing child porn

    I've heard of this case and this Venables guy was a child along with other one who participated in the torturing and murder of James Bulger. This kid was later sent to I think a juvenile detention where he was exposed to other kids with issues. He didnt stand a chance. I think he needs rehabilitation or to be examined. I dont believe he is necessarily evil.
    I wonder what the Islamic stance is on children who commit serious crimes
    Salam

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    Re: killer of Jamie Bulger gets only 2 years for watching and distributing child porn

    Just to add a thought:

    Fury in U.S. as boy, 12, is to be tried as adult for shooting dead his father's pregnant fianceé

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    A boy of 12 accused of murdering his pregnant stepmother could spend the rest of his life in jail after a judge ruled he should be tried as an adult.
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    However keep in mind each State sets it's own laws and each of the 50 States would probably have different laws regarding a similar case. This can only be seen as the law in one state and other states may or may not have the same laws permitting the trial of a 12 year old as an adult.


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    Re: killer of Jamie Bulger gets only 2 years for watching and distributing child porn

    format_quote Originally Posted by Grace Seeker View Post
    You introduce a number of very different subjects in one post:

    Yes, it does seem shocking. Since I'm not from Britian I really can't comment on the specifics of the case, on that as you present it, it seems shocking.



    If you only consider that aspect of the case, that might be about right. Watching and distributing are different than actually being engaged in perpetrating those behaviors. Both are wrong, but considered independent of anything else, watching and distributing would be a lesser offense. In some cases, without any previous history and the nature of pronography, I could see people being let go simply on probation.

    When you say that this was the only offence that warranted a prison sentence are you expressing your opinion or that of the courts? The idea that he might say "I'm glad to be going back to prison" could be indicative of him understanding the horrificness of his crimes and the likelihood/fear that he might continue to commit them. In which case, it might be the first bit of remorse and rational act from him that he realizes it is better for him to be in prison than on the streets.

    Again, I'm not from Britian, but I did spend some time working in the penal system in the USA and one of the things that we had to remind ourselves was that the purpose of prison was not to punish people for their crimes, the punishment was that a person was denied their freedom.

    That is a scary thought.

    It appears you have a new subject, not just one specific crime, but a reflection on society as a whole.


    They, who? Is this some sort of generalized and broad, sweeping anonymous "they", directed at everyone in British society as a whole, or some small particular subset?


    A third subject in which you seek compare the basic values of two different forms of jurisprudence.


    Doesn't that go both ways?




    Yes, that seems a bit far-fetched and unusual. And if it is unusual, then remember that it also means this would not be the usual way in which things are dealt with. Making value judgments of the system probably should be done based on what are the norms and typical standars, not abnormal circumstances. Though perhaps your criticism is that it is becoming typical, if that is so, then you make a good case that the system is indeed in need of fixing.
    When I said "they" I was referring to those people who criticize the shari'a for having harsh punishments and being to extreme in the treatment of criminals as if their system (uk system) dishes out perfect justice and produces the ideal society, you see I find it strange when people claim the shari'a would produce a backward society and people who are like animals. When the very society they live in produces such people all ready. It's as if I criticize my neighbour for the way he raises his kids and tell him the way in which he's raising his kids is inefficient and he should raise them the way I raised mine, while my own kids are murderer's and paedophiles. "you shouldn't raise your kids this way because they will turn out bad" while my own kids are sitting in prison. Do you see the hypocrisy of it? What I'm getting at, is those people who criticize foreign countries for implementing a certain amount of shari'a while their own society is just as bad when it comes to the rate of crime.

    This is why I said the phrase "fix your own home first" because I've met people who've criticized countries for implementing parts of shari'a law and calling it a backwards barbaric country because it has laws such as cutting the hands of the thief off, or taking the life of the murderer, yet their own society has such disgusting backward crimes being committed. I find it hypocritical when people say it's a backwards society for implementing these punishments when in their very own society they have some of the highest crime rates in the world compared to the countries they deem to be backwards for implementing shari'a punishments.

    And yes when I said fix your own home first it goes two ways and what's your point? Do you see Muslim countries invading Western Countries with the aim of liberating the people and imposing their values and laws upon Western Countries?

    Or do you see Western Countries invading Muslim countries and imposing it's values and laws upon them? It would be nice if Britain fixed it's own home first before trying to fix Afghanistan and Iraq, that's what I meant when I said "Fix your own home first". Britain is invading other countries and trying to liberate them/westernise them when their own society isn't exactly perfect.

    Well I was making the criticism that this society has some of the highest crime rates yet they have the cheek to call another society as barbaric because of an issue here and there. And they march in to other countries saying "we're here to liberate you" when their own society has some of the most atrocious crimes being committed in it. On a regular basis. Does that not seem hypocritical to you? If I were to march into your house and tell you how to raise your kids and structure your house when my kids were out there doing the most heinous crimes? And I tried to enforce the environment in which I raised my kids on your kids when it clearly wasn't a very efficient one.
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    Re: killer of Jamie Bulger gets only 2 years for watching and distributing child porn

    format_quote Originally Posted by Lisa0 View Post
    I've heard of this case and this Venables guy was a child along with other one who participated in the torturing and murder of James Bulger. This kid was later sent to I think a juvenile detention where he was exposed to other kids with issues. He didnt stand a chance. I think he needs rehabilitation or to be examined. I dont believe he is necessarily evil.
    I wonder what the Islamic stance is on children who commit serious crimes
    Salam
    I wondered the same thing. I did a topic on this but no one answered. However I did find out that both boys didnt show any sign of puberty thus they wouldn't be punished under islamic law. In islamic law, if both male and female did not show any sign of puberty then the maximum age for puberty would be 15.

    I read the report on this case, both were said to look 8 years old with no sign of puberty. However saying that, I still think Islamic law would punish them with lashing? I dont really know.

    Also, now he is no longer a child, he is 27 years old. For that very reason he deserve more than two years.

    How would islamic law punish the five years boys that killed another five years girl in Norway years later? I dont think they would be lashed? I dont know.
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    Re: killer of Jamie Bulger gets only 2 years for watching and distributing child porn

    format_quote Originally Posted by Woodrow View Post
    Just to add a thought:



    SOURCE

    However keep in mind each State sets it's own laws and each of the 50 States would probably have different laws regarding a similar case. This can only be seen as the law in one state and other states may or may not have the same laws permitting the trial of a 12 year old as an adult.


    UPDATE: http://abcnews.go.com/Nightline/jord...ry?id=10288704
    Yes I saw this on CNN. I dont know what to make of this. His father is still by his side which is remarkable despite him killing his wife and his child. The victim’s family want the boy to be punished severely and spent life behind bars which is understandable.
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    Re: killer of Jamie Bulger gets only 2 years for watching and distributing child porn

    Jordan Brown was 11, very close to the age of the Jamie Bulger killer at the time of the crime.

    I bring this up to show that many of us here in the USA have no right to criticize Shariah. The laws in some of our states are harsh and applied at young ages.

    some of our states are rather quick to apply the death penalty. While here the means of execution is very sanitized, the death penalty is still the death penalty.

    MICHAEL LOPEZ - Juvenile on Texas Death Row

    Michael Anthony Lopez Jr. looked about 14 as he sat in a Houston courtroom in May 1999, on trial for his life for killing Harris County Deputy Constable Micheal Eakin.

    Despite his youthful appearance and age -- he was 17 when he killed Eakin on Sept. 29, 1998 -- prosecutors sought the death penalty. Jurors gave it after six hours of deliberations.

    State District Judge Ted Poe branded the teen a "street terrorist," prosecutors talked of a life of crime that began at age 11 and, perhaps befitting his age, Lopez pitched a childlike fit in court after the sentencing. When the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals reviewed the case in October, one of the judges commented to appellate attorney Stanley Schneider, "Your client is a mean little guy."

    Of that, even Schneider concedes, there is little doubt.

    But, like other death penalty foes, Schneider also argues that Lopez is too young to be put to death and that Texas' law on capital punishment is unconstitutional as it applies to 17-year-olds, who are considered adults in such cases.

    Nationwide, among people who otherwise believe in capital punishment, just 26 percent said they would support executing someone who was a juvenile at the time of offense. Support was even weaker in Harris County, where just one in four respondents approved of executing juveniles. The poll did not define whether a 17-year-old is considered a juvenile.

    Nevertheless, the only poll that counted for Lopez was the vote of 12 that occurred in Poe's jury room in 1999. Schneider said the case should never have reached that point.

    "(Lopez) is just a kid," Schneider said recently, as he awaited a ruling from the state's highest criminal appeals court. "If you look at his record and look at him, there are some real questions about his maturity and home life. There are questions about the opportunities this kid has had and whether he ever had a chance."
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    You are saying the U.S are harsh but yet Squiggle is suggesting otherwise for the UK. Where would Sharia come in place, near UK or US?
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    format_quote Originally Posted by sweet106 View Post
    You are saying the U.S are harsh but yet Squiggle is suggesting otherwise for the UK. Where would Sharia come in place, near UK or US?
    Neither could be considered to be Shariah. However some of the US states are much closer to sharia than the UK is. Some states are also very lax and extremely lenient. Each state has it's own laws. For some crimes Texas is the strictest state and also the state most likely to use the death penalty. Some states do not have the death penalty for any crime. Both Alabama and Mississippi have no minimum age for the death penalty to be applied.

    Texas has the strongest anti-alcohol laws and the largest number of counties in which alcohol is prohibited. But it is one of the most lax in regards to firearms. Texas is one of the states that allows shariah law to be used in civil cases provided all involved parties agree.

    California and New York seem to be the states with the most lenient punishments. But overall I think US law is much stricter than in the UK and on the average has harsher punishments.
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    format_quote Originally Posted by Woodrow View Post
    Neither could be considered to be Shariah. However some of the US states are much closer to sharia than the UK is. Some states are also very lax and extremely lenient. Each state has it's own laws. For some crimes Texas is the strictest state and also the state most likely to use the death penalty. Some states do not have the death penalty for any crime. Both Alabama and Mississippi have no minimum age for the death penalty to be applied.

    Texas has the strongest anti-alcohol laws and the largest number of counties in which alcohol is prohibited. But it is one of the most lax in regards to firearms. Texas is one of the states that allows shariah law to be used in civil cases provided all involved parties agree.

    California and New York seem to be the states with the most lenient punishments. But overall I think US law is much stricter than in the UK and on the average has harsher punishments.
    Both of you are pretty much talking about hypocrisy on different end of the scale. I didn’t say the UK or US are Sharia, jus which one is closer. And I agree with what you have written.

    Btw, do you think the young lad aged 11 should be punished by death?
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    The issue is not just the punishment, you can't say this country has a shari'a punishment and the crime is still high so shari'a isn't effective because shar'a would change the way in which the society is governed you wouldn't get the promoting of many vices that are so commonly promoted in non muslim countries and even muslim countries that don't have shari'a. You wouldn't see lewdness promoted and this would indirectly impact upon the prevention of many other crimes I think. This is my opinion.

    When the population is being indoctrinated with bad stuff is it any wonder they end up behaving in such ways. When you see kids taking gangster rappers as role models who show off about how many times they've been shot, is it any wonder crime is so high?

    when you see a naked woman next to nearly every advertisement you look at is it any wonder sexual deviancy is so common? I think shari'a would make prevention happen and this is something I don't see in the UK, I see the punishment but no means of prevention. If kids are watching bad channels on the TV is it any wonder they grow up so perverted? if they watch music videos where the singer is literally naked is it any wonder sex becomes the focus of their world. If they're listening to dirty songs in which the singer is talking about sexual stuff is it any wonder they turn out so messed up? The other day I saw a 10 year old girl singing the following lyrics of a song

    LYRICS REMOVED BY WOODROW--Although the lyrics are relevant for the thread, they are a touch too rowdy for those of us with sensitive eyes. I will just state I agree those are obscene and not appropriate for any person, especially not for a young girl.


    You have to ask yourself, when a 10 year old and many other young kids are singing the above lyrics is that a good sign? do you think the chances of this girl getting pregnant as a teenager increase when she's singing songs about a mans ....... do you think she'll grow up as a modest individual? You think a boy who hears a girl singing such lyrics is going to have any respect for her as an individual and a person? or will he look at her as only fit for 1 purpose?

    It all starts from a young age the brain washing.

    It's such a shame we have no state that implements 100% shari'a, can you imagine a society where children wern't exposed to such lewdness and violence and they grew up with out being brain washed. Gang culture is also common, many want to be "gangster rappers" like 50 cent.

    This would be interesting for another thread, how do the media/music/hollywood industries impact upon the life of a child? do you think if they were regulated more strictly we'd see a drop in crime?
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    I'm looking for some statistics, what was the level of crime before the media/tv became prevalent in our lives? it would be interesting to see the trends in crime before the media/tv became prevalent, and then look at the trends in crime after. Does anyone know where I could find statistics like this?

    I think it would've been lower would really be interested to see.
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    format_quote Originally Posted by sweet106 View Post

    Btw, do you think the young lad aged 11 should be punished by death?



    No, I believe that only a very small number of 11 year old boys have reached puberty and to be safe I assume that all 11 year old boys have not reached maturity and should not be tried as adults. But I do not believe he should go unpunished. I believe he is deranged and dangerous, he should have been treated as being criminally insane and sentenced to hospitalization and rehabilitation until such time it is proven he is no longer a danger to himself or others.
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