My son left a message on myspace once that said "OH, OH, OH, nature's napalm! How cleanly you burn! How long you last! How sweet your scent!" and a friend texted me to know how "troubled" my kid was. Well, he was talking about pine wood, and I knew that. Troubled is sometimes in the eye of the beholder!
If this kid posted squirming in pain and writhing in agony, then I'd have to ask why? Are those lyrics? If not, what on earth would make a 14 year old writhe in agony?
I'm not saying this child isn't troubled. He obviously is very troubled. But he IS a child! He may well be interested in gangs, he may well have a troubled background, and yet, he is a child. The owner of an immature brain----a brain that differs in all ways from an adult brain.
Again, I am not saying he should not be punished. He has committed a horrendous act, and he deserves punishment. I merely attempt to point out that putting a child into the adult prison system is not doing society any favors.