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This ain't right
30 days for getting drunk and killing someone? WTF!!! Oh plus the juvenile murderess was ordered to get a job and pay back half the $10,000 it costed to bury the woman she killed. Gotta be some sort of stupid law saying you can't treat "juveniles" the same as adults in court, but the article doesn't explain that. There is only a quote from the judge:
"My options, quite frankly, are not options I am happy with. . . . Frankly, I don't think 30 days is long enough. I don't think 60 days is long enough," Brooks told the teenager, who was shackled around her ankles and dressed in a green detention-center outfit.
Okay problem: drinking and driving are two activities that are not part of the world of a juvenile, so if you are drinking or driving or drinking and driving you are not a juvenile. Plus if you kill someone, 30 days in jail and $5,000 in restitution isn't enough. Period. Fortunately the prosecutor on the case seems to understand that. Too bad an un-named judge seems to think otherwise.
Prosecutors had wanted to try the teenager as an adult. But they were turned down by a Circuit Court judge who ruled that the girl was emotionally and socially immature, had no previous criminal record and had demonstrated "excellence" in school.
This chick must have a hell of a set of tits is all I can say.
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As a parent, this is a tough issue. All parents want a 2nd choice for their child when he/she makes a horrible mistake.
That said, As as parent you also want justice when your child is killed recklessly.
Driving while under the influence is basic knowledge. No excuse.
Make that "2nd Chance" not choice...