How has our society crumbled so completely? HOW?
THis was not done years ago!
IF it was, the teens would havebeen shot!
Yes it was done before. The only difference is, you're right, the teens would have been shot or strung up. And such punishment would have had some sort of deterrent effect.
The boys in question today will get free legal help, paid for by our tax dollars, and their grieving, welfare-besotted, fat overweight mothers will sob on the stand that they are good boys who just got a little wild.
Every time you think that it didn't happen before, read the first five books of the old testament.