I talk with minors that have committed heinous crimes, some of whom are confused, some remorseful, and others just distantly crazy.
I believe that anyone under 12 is as much a victim as a villain and should be given the chance at Psychiatric care. i once knew a boy of 14 who had participated in brutally murdering a teacher and bashing her with a rock. He was given an opportunity to come clean and confess to the system but tried to fight his crime.....and as a result is now serving LIFE plus 14 years. the court of appeals and the supreme court turned down his pleas for resentencing.
Lorenzo was so young when I met him, and i think that proper counseling and mentoring may have saved his life....but as the state says, what about the teacher? A beautiful 29 year old who was mangled by three kids greed for her car.
“There are two kinds of people: those who say to God, "Thy will be done," and those to whom God says, "All right, then, have it your way” --C.S.Lewis