An unforgivable crime?

As CK said, this is old, old news. The media hype was incredible, and the whole episode tragic for all concerned. One small kid lost his life, and two kids lost their entire teen childhood... you can't get more extreme than that. And the thought of being punished at 18 for what you did at 10 is simply bizarre.What's with the "Liverpool, NY"? Last time I checked, the US territorial waters didn't quite extend the whole way across the Atlantic...Edited by cavediver, : No reason given.

Can you begin to imagine the punishment they received by simply being their parents? Whether they thought themselves culpable or not, they would still have been put through hell and are probably still there to some extent.And surely there is a degree of "there but for the grace of God..." Not all nature is nurture...

1) Spending 8 years from age 10 to age 18 is somewhat different from spending 8 adult years in detention. Those 8 years would have effectively become their entire lives by the time they were 18.2) A two star hotel Know many youngsters who have been in a detention centre?You're not on the Sun editorial staff by any chance are you?