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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][b]What are the real, practical reasons for charging them as adults?[/b] Other than, "it was a heinous crime," or "that's the procedure we follow for certain felonies," what outcomes are expected to be different if they are not charged in juvenile court?

Is it so they get due process that they would not get in juvenile court?

Is it strategic, so they can hang a life sentence over their heads to get a plea bargain for 20 years?

Is the idea that they are beyond redemption so they can be denied the education and treatment or mental health services they would get in a juvenile facility (even though they will probably eventually be released from prison)?

Or would they go to a juvenile facility anyway, and this ensures they will then be transferred to a regular facility when they age out to finish their sentences?

What is it about the juvenile justice system that can't handle children that commit serious crimes, even when we know that children are very capable of serious crimes and that some children are very disturbed people.

Just curious about the practical reasons. [/quote]

In a nut shell, actions have consequences.  [/quote]

DP. Well, yes, obviously. But why did THESE actions have THESE consequences?[/quote]

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