Juvenile Justice Douglas Christopher Thomas, 17 fatally shot his girlfriend’s parents as they slept in their home, according to the January 11th Minot Daily Newspaper. The girlfriend’s parents had been trying to end their relationship for months and out of frustration and anger Douglas went along with his 14-year-old girlfriends wishes. Should Douglas be liable for life in prison or even death row? In some states surprisingly he is, children even as young as …showed first 75 words of 471 total…

…showed last 75 words of 471 total…was seventeen was wrong, and yes I should be punished. But to pay the ultimate price is a little extreme. On January 11, Christopher Thomas was executed by injection; he was 26 and received the most severe punishment for a childhood crime. Chris deserved a second chance, it is outrageous the thought of sending our children to prison for their entire lives, let’s not allow one in 10 juveniles incarcerated to locked up in adult prisons anymore.