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 thirteen are being sentenced as adults, and we maybe sentencing these kids to a certain death.
Even Juveniles committing the most heinous crimes need a separate court system. Juvenile justice is in need of a major overhaul. Since young children committing crime
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