“Good grief, she’s just a teen.”
Maybe you’re right. We could have her write “I will not kill my mother 1000 times and suspend her from class for a couple of weeks. Is there a rehab for murderous children? I am crying immense crocodile tears. Guess her plan not working so good now. Compassion is one thing but letting someone off the hook for murder is quite another.
Re-reading what I typed last night, I have to admit the sarcasm was more obvious in my mind than it was in my post.