LGBT Groups: Try Lawrence King’s Killer as a Juvenile:
According to the article, 27 LGBT groups have issued a statement that said they would like to see Brandon McInerney tried as a juvenile. 14-year-old McInerney is accused of gunning down Lawrence King in cold blood at E.O. Green Junior High School in Oxnard, California. King was an openly gay student at the school. He often got back at his tormentors, including McInerney, by mockingly flirting with them.
From the statement…
“We are issuing this joint statement because we believe so strongly in principles of justice that protect all our young people and know that, even in the face of strong emotions, we should not abandon them.
“We refuse to let our sense of outrage blind us to the fact that the suspect is only 14 years old.”
By now you should know my feelings on trying murderers as juveniles so I’ll refrain from ranting.
However I know I have some readers that are L’s at least one B and maybe a G, hell I might even have a T. I’d like to know do these activist groups speak for you or do you think that McInerney should be tried as an adult?
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