Is a fifteen-year-old old enough to be tried as an adult? "Today, inmates in 39 states and a federal prison are serving life without parole for crimes they committed as youngsters. Five states — Pennsylvania, Louisiana, Michigan, Florida and California — account for two-thirds of the cases documented by Human Rights Watch and Amnesty International." Many teenagers committed crimes as teens now as adults understand and admit to their horrible mistakes.
There are some cases where people do believe that a teen should be locked up for life, but in some cases it is not seen that way. An example of a man who at sixteen- years-old began hurling pop bottle firebombs at an old house not knowing that three innocent children where in the house and all died. The young sixteen-year-old teen was sentenced to life in prison. He is now in his thirties and regrets that day of life knowing that he could never take back what he did. Many believe that some juveniles should not have to live a life in prison, because many did change as they have become adults. The question is a very difficult one which gives mixed feelings. The question now would be who to spare and gets life in prison?
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