tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14162253.post3086128800746931498..comments2024-03-27T08:39:28.807-06:00Comments on Wash Park Prophet: Juvenile Life Without Parole LimitedAndrew Oh-Willekehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02537151821869153861noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14162253.post-67926621275365972332010-08-23T17:31:22.931-06:002010-08-23T17:31:22.931-06:00It was a very reasonable decision that didn't ...It was a very reasonable decision that didn't go far enough. Should kids who were only party to a felony really share in ALL of the consequences of murder? I think that law puts us on a moral footing with countries that think women ought to be stoned to death for adultery. Practices like direct file which are used to achieve such high objectives as caging a child for the rest of their lives are abominable. The politicians who use such practices to achieve those ends (in contravention of the separation of powers doctrine) ought to be treated as the abominations they are.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14162253.post-60002538706208258562010-06-02T13:09:04.866-06:002010-06-02T13:09:04.866-06:00This seems like a pretty reasonable decision. As l...This seems like a pretty reasonable decision. As long as they don't go much further in limiting the application of LWOP (since I believe that it is an appropriate punishment in the most extreme cases), it's good that minors who commit non-homicide crimes will have the opportunity to show that they've been rehabilitated.<br /><br />After all, society gains a lot more from a criminal being reformed and turned into a productive citizen than they do from a criminal rotting in prison forever.SmithCommaJohnhttp://lawblog.legalmatch.com/2010/06/02/after-limits-on-death-penalty-is-life-without-parole-next/noreply@blogger.com