Comments on: Death Penalty http://whats.all.this.brouhaha.com/2005/12/20/death-penalty/ random rantings Mon, 01 Dec 2008 20:34:43 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: Tanya http://whats.all.this.brouhaha.com/2005/12/20/death-penalty/#comment-3978 Tanya Mon, 03 Mar 2008 23:36:22 +0000 http://whats.all.this.brouhaha.com/?p=186#comment-3978 I don't think they should fully be sentnced as adults. They should be sent to prison for some crimes, though. Also, i think there should be a death penalty. It gives our nation structure. It shows that the government has some power. I don’t think they should fully be sentnced as adults.
They should be sent to prison for some crimes, though.
Also, i think there should be a death penalty.
It gives our nation structure.
It shows that the government has some power.

]]> By: Tabitha http://whats.all.this.brouhaha.com/2005/12/20/death-penalty/#comment-598 Tabitha Sun, 07 May 2006 20:03:20 +0000 http://whats.all.this.brouhaha.com/?p=186#comment-598 I think that just because a child or young teenager committeda crime doesn't mena that they should be given aa break despite the fact that they could and or ahve committd a heinous crime. I think that just because a child or young teenager committeda crime doesn’t mena that they should be given aa break despite the fact that they could and or ahve committd a heinous crime.

]]> By: Tom Harrison http://whats.all.this.brouhaha.com/2005/12/20/death-penalty/#comment-141 Tom Harrison Tue, 20 Dec 2005 14:01:16 +0000 http://whats.all.this.brouhaha.com/?p=186#comment-141 I've never been clear on the rationale for trying children as adults, or I guess even for having different trial procedures. Sentencing, sure, I understand why there should be a difference there. But the trial is about determining guilt. If the kids' procedure is more likely to accurately find the truth, let's use it for everyone. It must come down to type-1 versus type-2 errors - the risk of letting a guilty child go balanced against the risk of imprisoning an innocent child, balances at a different point than the same trade-off for adults. We want to be extra-sure that we're not punishing an innocent child, even if that means an extra risk of letting a guilty one off. But in either case should the seriousness of the accusation have anything to do with determining the trial procedures? I dont't know. I’ve never been clear on the rationale for trying children as adults, or I guess even for having different trial procedures. Sentencing, sure, I understand why there should be a difference there. But the trial is about determining guilt. If the kids’ procedure is more likely to accurately find the truth, let’s use it for everyone.

It must come down to type-1 versus type-2 errors - the risk of letting a guilty child go balanced against the risk of imprisoning an innocent child, balances at a different point than the same trade-off for adults. We want to be extra-sure that we’re not punishing an innocent child, even if that means an extra risk of letting a guilty one off.

But in either case should the seriousness of the accusation have anything to do with determining the trial procedures? I dont’t know.

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