I recently saw a show called Too Young To Kill on t.v. and it is about how juveniles commit unbelievable crimes and are tried as adults. Mostly included shootings and strangling people and many of the victims were family members or close friends.
It was so surprising and shocking how these ‘predators’ could commit such crimes especially at such a young age (ranging from 13 !!! to 18). Many were from rural towns but the number one case (in the specific episode) was the case that happened around 2002 in MD and VA; Lee Boyd Malvo and the DC sniper shootings.
Throughout all the crimes the narrator states the facts, the fact that these murders were definitely against the law and that they were without doubt being punished for what they have done. But rather than feeling really bad for the victims I felt just as bad for the killers. There were court cases that included audio recordings and visual evidence leading the murderers to each case however there were also explanations that followed. Behind every juvenile criminal stood an emotional justification or sentence to explain how these crimes were inevitable.
A lot of pathos was used and many cases included children that were supposedly psychologically unstable. This to me just seems like an excuse or another rationalization for these children. Overall it did make me think twice about the murderers and their side of the murder.