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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]18 years old was never meant to be an inflexible bright line for prosecution as an adult vs. a minor.  The penalties for minors are soft; [b]that’s why we give prosecutors discretion to prosecute as an adult in serious cases like this one.  [/b]When a prosecutor declines to exercise that discretion and charges everyone a day under 18 as a minor, we’re going to see more and more cases like this, where the offender gets an extremely light penalty with virtually no long-term consequences.

I am glad this occurred two months before the election, though I doubt it will make a difference.  There’s too much outside money funding these prosecutors. [/quote]

This case didn’t meet the criteria. 
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[b]She’s never prosecuted a single minor as an adult[/b].  There are no criteria anymore.  Like most homicide cases involving a 17 year old, this case meets all of the criteria that prosecutors have traditionally used.[/quote]

Good.  No cases have met the criteria, including this one, and she hasn't made exceptions based on public pressure.  [/quote]

It’s good to have a prosecutor with integrity who doesn’t let her decisions be driven by the blood lust on full display here.  [/quote]

Integrity, hmmm? "Kehoe noted the "final insult" from the prosecutor was her absence at the final sentencing hearing." Parisa didn't even attend the sentencing.

"She did not have to hear our family give our victim impact statements about our grief that continues to come in waves and will for the rest of our lives. That she could not be moved to appear in the courtroom to oversee the resolution of the criminal case involving the death of a child in her community speaks volumes."[/quote]

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