13 yo boy to be tried as an adult for killing 2yo

[tlh]

www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2204144/Cristian-Fernandez-The-sad-past-boy-13-tried-adult-killing-2-year-old-brother.html

The system failed not only the 13 year old, but his mom who was raped by a 25 year old and gave birth to him when she was 12. This kid never stood a chance.

What are your thoughts? Honestly, I feel like he's so far "gone" - neglected by the system, family, etc that it would be tough to rehabilitate him enough to be safe for society if released as an adult if he were tried as a child.

[shouldbworkin]

I read about this earlier in the week and felt similarly. I still think trying him as an adult is wrong. The whole situation is just terribly sad.

[Deleted]

There were already a few discussions about this article, but ditto sbp. You can't rehabilitate or reverse that kind of abuse and neglect.

[ttt]

He might - might - have a shot at becoming a normal, nonviolent person if there were millions of dollars of therapy and rehabilitation directed at him. But, we don't have that kind of program, nor the money available for that program, so in the current system, there is very little, if any, chance of him *not* committing more violent crimes if he is released. I don't see how the judge really has much choice here if she wants to protect the public.

It is absolutely heartbreaking, though.

[ttt]

And can someone explain why a raped 12 year old would NOT have an abortion??

Well, I think I know - because she has a mother who's too busy doing drugs in motel rooms to give a crap about her children.

[ringstrue]

yeah idk when is the earliest your 12 year old would be noticeably "pg" showing? 20 weeks? more?

[Deleted]

All things considered, maybe the adult system is the best all around.

Sad to say, but juvie isn't exactly day care so it's not as if he won't learn just as much jacked shit as he would in the adult population. And besides all that, he's already committed some of the most awful crimes anyway. He'll be segregated in the adult prison if convicted and he won't just be magically released at 21 with little supervision if any.

It sucks that he's in this position, it really does. But it was sucking for him long before this.

[heightsyankee]

You know it's a heartbreaking situation when prison gives me the most hope for this poor child.