Detention For 16 Year Old Who Assaulted 8 Women In Less Than Two Hours

Hard to say. I assume somewhere on the order of five years in prison. What I find surprising is that this attacker's "good background" worked in his favor. Does this mean that if he came from a lower income family he would have been sentenced more harshly? Hopefully, here in America civil rights activists would be all over this for discrimination on the basis of social class.

 

I don't think 'good supportive background' is indicative of any social class. I think it means that he has family support (who aren't all similarly criminal minded) that will hopefully set him on the right track once he gets out. You can have a supportive family if you come from a low income family.

 

Exactly: there is no discrimination expressed here by the judge.

 

I kind of look at it the other way around. The crime seems much worse if the kid comes from a good family...he had all the right upbringing and role models in place, yet acted out violently anyway. Doesn't that seem worse than a kid raised in a family of criminals who was simply never taught good behavior?

 

He got 4 years in juvenile hall. That's about the same as what someone that age would get here. isn't it?

 

OK, maybe I was misunderstanding the "good background" thing. But Moonbear's point is a good one. I'm not sure I personally agree with using an explanation of someone's bad behavior to absolve him/her. But I could see a judge partially excusing a person who comes from a "bad" background. This doesn't make much sense.

 

You can see a judge partially excusing someone who is more likely to offend again yet can't see them being a bit more lenient if their actions are an aberration and they have the support necessary to be rehabilitated?

 

he was dry humping his victims? why do get the impression he's not playing with a full deck?

 

sure, people have fetishes, but i think you are agreeing with me that perhaps he isn't fully in control of himself. he also claims not to remember some of the attacks. hard to say how much is malice, but he sounds a bit like a rowdy dog. maybe a few good swats with a newspaper and some chemical assistance would help.

 

Four years seems like a decent sentence for a 16 year old. What's the point of this thread?

 

I think he thought the kid got detention as in you have to stay after school for an hour in detention.