• Viking_Hippie@lemmy.dbzer0.com
    link
    fedilink
    English
    arrow-up
    26
    ·
    5 days ago

    Yeah, because the US “justice” system famously never treats juvenile defendants as adults in order to mete out draconian punishment that eliminates all chances for rehabilitation…

    • Logi@lemm.ee
      link
      fedilink
      English
      arrow-up
      5
      ·
      5 days ago

      The US Supreme Court prevented people who committed crimes as juveniles from being executed a number of years ago. Trump’s group might change that, but for now it is the law. They technically cannot be incarcerated forever either.

    • Amon@lemmy.world
      link
      fedilink
      English
      arrow-up
      3
      ·
      5 days ago

      And they have definitely ratified the UNCRC because they definitely do not want to put kids in adult prisons, right?