The juvenile officer Drorit Erickson sounds like a real piece of work. But I wonder if the atrocities that go on in neighborhoods like this are so rampant, that this kid’s original crime really wasn’t considered a big deal- unless he goes out and kills somebody the next day. I mean, look at the fast food restaurant videos with urban thugs going wild, fighting and beating people with chairs and running over people with cars. You rarely hear about anyone getting charged and, if they do, it’s always for something like misdemeanor battery. Somebody posted a video on Free Republic today where two thug women beat another woman into convulsions. If the cops catch them, I bet they’re charged with misdemeanor attempted murder.
attempted murder should carry the same penalty as murder, just because you were incompetent doesn’t get you off.