11 Year-Old Murders 8 Year-Old

[abaris]

Only rich white people get mercy in America.  Everyone else is screwed unless they're cops.

It's not so much about mercy. It's about a kid, who obviously got serious mental problems. That's an adult killer in the making and if you just lock him up, you do make him. But he's also still at an age where intervention is possible, according to forensic psychologists. So it's in the best interest of society to give him treatment instead of just punishment.