Life without parole for children

Regarding the original post.., I believe if those points regarding her past were brought up in the case then she most likely wouldn't have received such a harsh punishment. I can't imagine any jury that would convict a minor of what, put in that light, seems like self-defense.

This leads me to believe that those facts were most likely fabricated by the defense (or some advocate group with their own political agenda) afterwards in what appears to be some attempt to bring light to that particular case and further some cause.

As for the statistics that people usually read about with Hispanics and African Americans usually receiving more (or harsher) convictions. Though prejudice/racism on the part of police officers and other legal officials may play a small role, I believe the numbers are more due to the fact that there are far more members of those ethnic groups living in poverty or lower-income situations, which usually equals higher crime rates.

I really doubt ethnicity/racism played any part in this case though, and presented with only these limited (seemingly biased) facts I can't really form an opinion on this particular case myself. Perhaps she did deserve the sentence she received or perhaps not. The fact that she was a minor at the time though means this court ruling could probably be appealed successfully for a reduced sentence.

Jam it back in, in the dark.