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I hope he's not put into general population of the adult prison since he is still a kid. His poor victim is barely an adult herself. What a shame.
Yes, MI lawmakers...you were right...we certainly don't need any more money allocated to preventative programs throughout the community. Makes perfect sense...those that would need them and don't get them, can't really tell anyone what would have helped. They're all in jail, and no one is listening.
Thank you Jennifer Granholm, it surely seems you made the right decision. Addressing and allocating money for "Beautification of urban areas" seems to be doing so much better than the community centers and shelters and latchkey programs we had about 10 years ago.
I guess we really never needed them.
Teddius did, but what's one person, right, Jennifer?
This is wrong on so many levels. This is a child, regardless of the crimes he has committed, he is a child and the State of MI is responsible for his safety because they now have custody of him. I think it's totally irresponsible for a judge to sentence him to adult prison, period.
Yes, he is a criminal and yes, he has committed a horrific crime but in sending him to adult prison the State of MI is also acting in a reckless and criminal manner. The big boys on the inside are going to eat this boy alive and the State of MI knows it!
There are other options such as a lock down juvenile facility until the age of 18 at which time he could be transferred to an adult facility...as an adult, not a child.
I can't begin to imagine what this boys home life and childhood must have been like but it surly can't be good. Where was the State of MI when they probably could have made a difference in this boys life as a young child? Shame on the State of MI, shame on the judge, and shame on this boys attorney of allowing the sacrifice of yet another child. Shame on everyone involved in this boys life who failed him.
I agree that his crimes deserve punishment but he's a child and with the right treatment and intervention there is a chance he could grow up to be a contributing member of society. In prison he will grow up to be nothing more than a statistic.
Hey! Hold up....you want to hold his parents responsible? That may be a good place to start. They probably failed him first. I don't want the state held responsible for raising children, do you? Really?
I suggest more good people step up, become foster parents, CASA, Big Brothers/Sisters, YAP, neighbors start mentoring children you know that need one.
You're very optimistic, the chance he can be rehabilitated is slim to none.
If you think he's really worth it, and can change I'd start writing him letters and visiting him regularly....he'll need a good place to go when and IF he is ever released.
I;m thinking the other charges stem from gang activity. Could be wrong, would be lovely if I am, but the gangs are snapping up members from the elementary schools these days.
Muskegon isn't really a hotbed of gang activity, but the ones that are there are no less dangerous for it.
Hey! Hold up....you want to hold his parents responsible? That may be a good place to start. They probably failed him first. I don't want the state held responsible for raising children, do you? Really?
I suggest more good people step up, become foster parents, CASA, Big Brothers/Sisters, YAP, neighbors start mentoring children you know that need one.
You're very optimistic, the chance he can be rehabilitated is slim to none.
If you think he's really worth it, and can change I'd start writing him letters and visiting him regularly....he'll need a good place to go when and IF he is ever released.
For the last 21 years now I've cared for more than 150 children as a foster parent. I've adopted 9. I've done my part...have you?
I've seen kids that no one thought would ever change come a very long way. One was a habitual criminal and had been to juvi 3 times. She now works for the Pentagon. I've had kids that were so detached you couldn't even touch them...within a year they were wallowing all over us. I've brought 4lb crack babies home from the hospital on apnea monitors and oxygen and was told that they were profoundly mentally disabled...they went on to be honor roll students...one graduated Valedictorian in High School and will graduate with her Nursing degree this Spring.
I know that given the right environment, a lot of love, patience, and stability that children can and do change.
Definitely, I should have mentioned his parents, they above everyone else failed him first. All I'm saying is this kid was not born a criminal, he is a product of his environment and to send a child,any child to an adult prison is not only wrong, it's irresponsible.
As for stepping up...I have! For the last 21 years now I've cared for more than 150 children as a foster parent. I've adopted 9. I've done my part...have you?
I've seen kids that no one thought would ever change come a very long way. One was a habitual criminal and had been to juvie 3 times. She now works for the Pentagon. I've had kids that were so detached you couldn't even touch them...within a year they were wallowing all over us. I've brought 4lb crack babies home from the hospital on apnea monitors and oxygen and was told that they were profoundly mentally disabled...they went on to be honor roll students...one graduated Valedictorian in High School and will graduate with her Nursing degree this Spring.
I know that given the right environment, a lot of love, patience, and stability that children can and do change. Now I don't know if this kid is a lost cause or not but it does sadden me that the majority believe he is. What I do know is, adult prison is not for kids and this boy is a 14 year old kid.
As far as writing to him, I won't and most likely neither will anyone else. He's nothing more than human waste to the justice system and that does sadden me considering grown men and women torture and kill their children and they get less time than this 14 year old boy.