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…so if he’s 18yrs soon…/…before the trial…I presume that he’ll be tried as an adult …

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Originally Posted by Ammi

…so if he’s 18yrs soon…/…before the trial…I presume that he’ll be tried as an adult …

This is probably a controversial opinion, but I believe whoever commits grim horrific crimes/ murders like this... should be trialed as an adult, obviously they can't go in a adult prison....but the law should stop going easy on them. If they can go out and kill & attack people,then they should face consequences.

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Originally Posted by GoldHeart

This is probably a controversial opinion, but I believe whoever commits grim horrific crimes/ murders like this... should be trialed as an adult, obviously they can't go in a adult prison....but the law should stop going easy on them. If they can go out and kill & attack people,then they should face consequences.

…well, I think that it’s probably less and less controversial of an opinion as time goes by and more and more violent crimes are committed by under 18yr olds…the law is a beast that’s always very slow to change though, isn’t it…

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Originally Posted by Ammi

…so if he’s 18yrs soon…/…before the trial…I presume that he’ll be tried as an adult …

i very much doubt it. He committed the crime as a "child". It wouldn't surprise me if he timed his attack exactly for this reason

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Originally Posted by bitontheslide

i very much doubt it. He committed the crime as a "child". It wouldn't surprise me if he timed his attack exactly for this reason

…but then, why release his name/identity now before the trial when it was said that, that wouldn’t happen…/…I’m confused…

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Originally Posted by Ammi

…but then, why release his name/identity now before the trial when it was said that, that wouldn’t happen…/…I’m confused…

he will be an adult in a few days time, when age restrictions on naming disappear. However, the date and his age remain set in stone when he committed the crime. If they tried him as an adult, someone would appeal it later and get the case thrown out and he would walk away free

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Originally Posted by bitontheslide

he will be an adult in a few days time, when age restrictions on naming disappear. However, the date and his age remain set in stone when he committed the crime. If they tried him as an adult, someone would appeal it later and get the case thrown out and he would walk away free

…so the ‘loophole’ that was previously stated could be used before it went to trial…was used, then…

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Originally Posted by Ammi

…so the ‘loophole’ that was previously stated could be used before it went to trial…was used, then…

It's at the discretion of the judge. If he deemed it was in the public interest to allow him to be named then that's how it goes. However, he cannot say, well he was nearly an adult when he committed a crime because the law states you are tried as a child up until you are 18. This changes the maximum sentence that can be applied. I am sure thats why the guy committed the murders when he did

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Originally Posted by bitontheslide

It's at the discretion of the judge. If he deemed it was in the public interest to allow him to be named then that's how it goes. However, he cannot say, well he was nearly an adult when he committed a crime because the law states you are tried as a child up until you are 18. This changes the maximum sentence that can be applied. I am sure thats why the guy committed the murders when he did

….jeez, that’s chilling as to how thought out that part would be as well…and no thought of taking his own life etc…he would have anticipated a trial and sentencing…