• He is spending his entire life in prison because the US justice system is based around deterrence and retaliation, not prevention and rehabilitation.

    In most civilised countries it is impossible for underage offenders to get life. Forinstance in Germany the maximum prison sentence for a minor is ten years. Also youth prisons are focused much more on rehabilitation, social work and education, so the children have a chance at life after their sentence.

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      8 months ago

      Right. Maybe I’m just conditioned by a decade on Reddit to be Socratic and not say things bluntly lol