Re: The judge and the juvenile. (My concern is for children of murdered mother)

On Sun, 17 Jun 2007 21:51:37 GMT, "_ G O D _" <DEMIGOD@TELUS.NET>
wrote:

>>>The judge and the juvenile
>>>by LAURIE MASON
>>>
>>>http://www.phillyburbs.com/pb-dyn/news/111-06172007-1364362.html
>>>See all stories on this topic:
>>>http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&ncl=http://www.phillyburbs.com/pb-dyn/
news/111-06172007-1364362.html
>>>
>>>Kareem Watts has dreams. A college degree, a
>>>home of his own, a lucrative career in the music
>>>industry.
>>>He also has nightmares. Dark thoughts about how
>>>things could have - and almost did - turn out for him.
>>>"I know I'm lucky, and I'm grateful," he says. "Not
>>>many people in my situation get a second chance."
>>>Watts' second chance came from Bucks County
>>>Judge Kenneth Biehn. Seven years ago, the judge
>>>ruled that Watts, then 13 and the youngest person
>>>ever charged with murder in Bucks County, should
>>>be tried in the juvenile, not adult, court system.
>>>The decision sent Watts to a Harrisburg treatment
>>>facility instead of a state prison.
>>>He'll walk out of the system later this month with
>>>a clean slate and a box full of letters from Biehn.
>>>The judge and the juvenile became pen pals of
>>>sorts over the years, trading notes and greeting
>>>cards between court hearings.
>>
>>
>> Within 12 months, he'll be knocking off a liquor store.
>
>Quite possible. But you don't want to give this possibility
>a green light for realisation.

Simple, if he'd been tried as an adult, he'd still be confined and of
course less likely to rip off Andy's Liquors.


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