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View Poll Results: Juvenile Death Penalty
Yes. Juveniles who commit capital crimes should be tried as adults, and their records should not be sealed 10 43.48%
Yes, juveniles should be tried as adults, but only after a certain age. 2 8.70%
No. Juveniles should not be tried as adults. They can still be rehabilitated due to their age. 5 21.74%
I don't agree with any of these. I have my own opinion of how it should be done. (DO tell...) 6 26.09%
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Old 02-23-2004, 05:13 PM   #1
Happy Monkey
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Children should never be tried as adults, even when it would make the victim's family feel really good. That said, I would support a maximum number of years, perhaps the same as the age of the child, up to 21, rather than always releasing them at 21.
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