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Hello captain hyperbole! In medieval times, depending on who you are and who you killed, the punishment would be quick to painful death or nothing at all. Unp
by njharman 13y ago
Hello captain hyperbole!
In medieval times, depending on who you are and who you killed, the punishment would be quick to painful death or nothing at all.
Unprovoked, knowingly and intentionally bludgeoning another to death. The only mitigating circumstance reported in the article was he knew and accepted his actions as wrong (immediately calling police on himself).
And, as the article mentions, "life" means first chance of parole after 10 years.
- coldtea 13y ago>Hello captain hyperbole! 14 year old, life in prison. It IS medieval -- in the metaphorical sense of the word. What you did was a straight-up historical correction on the "medieval" thing, which was totally uncalled for. That said, I wouldn't be so smug if I was in the States either. From what I've read 14 years old (or 15), even get the death penalty in some states.
- jschneier00 13y agore death penalty age in the USA: Roper v. Simmons [1] in 2005 raised the minimum age to 18. Before that, Stanford v. Kentucky [2] in 1989 set it at 16. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roper_v._Simmons https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roper_v._Simmons [2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stanford_v._Kentucky https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stanford_v._Kentucky