2007 Senate Bill 40 (Ban life without parole sentence for juveniles )

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Introduced by Sen. Martha G. Scott on January 24, 2007, to prohibit sentencing an individual convicted as a juvenile to imprisonment for life without the possibility of parole. This is the maximum penalty in Michigan law and is only imposed for the most serious crimes of violence.
- Referred to the Senate Judiciary Committee on January 24, 2007.

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Introduced by Sen. Martha G. Scott on January 24, 2007. New Comment

1) This is over due!! [by plumberboy on January 27, 2007]
This law is well over due I hope it passes.
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2) life without parole [by Anonymous Citizen on January 27, 2007]
for juveniles may well be the only thing keeping big city gang bangers from going on killing sprees, and you want to ban it.

obviously you don't think that life without parole has a deterrent effect on juvenile criminals.

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3) no sentence deters [by Anonymous Citizen on March 21, 2008]
Research supports that LWOP policies are NOT a deterrent as the majority of juveniles do not understand they can be charged as an adult in the state of Michigan.

Why don't they understand this? Because, as children, they are biologically and cognitively immature and irresponsible. This goes beyond a teenager making a poor decision because they are selfish, this is science proving that the brain is not developed enough to formulate thoughts in the same manner as adults.
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4) ; [by Anonymous Citizen on October 8, 2007]
you are ignorant
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5) Cool [by Anonymous Citizen on February 26, 2007]
Young Boys Inc. could start up again.
You libs are delusional. I wish that you cared as much about babies as you do killers and drug addicts.
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6) Trolling [by Anonymous Citizen on February 26, 2007]
your bait again.
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7) People change [by plumberboy on February 25, 2007]
The thing is life without parole is very unlikely in a gang related murder.I just think the law should have room to evaluate these cases after a period to see if parole should be a option every case is different and people change.
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8) yes [by Anonymous Citizen on October 8, 2007]
I agree. People are individuals, regardless of mistakes; especially mistakes you make as a CHILD. People say that people don't chang. Who here (who is an adult) is the same person they were at 15,16 or 17?
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9) who here at [by Anonymous Citizen on October 8, 2007]
15 killed somebody?

THAT is what life in prison without parole is for.

if you wish to ban that, you are telling kids that no matter what they do, they will not be properly punished for it.

you are telling them that committing murder is okay with you.

if they don't fear losing their lives, they will not ever be deterred from committing the crimes. sending them to jail for 'just a few years' is a small price to pay for taking someone's life.
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10) people change??? [by Anonymous Citizen on February 25, 2007]
yes, and more often than not, they change for the worst.

base the sentence on the best information you have at the time, and let the offender live with the consequences of his actions for the rest of his natural life.

everyone ELSE has to. why doesn't he?

oh, i forgot, he is a criminal, and you are a liberal, you MUST FORGIVE HIM.

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11) ignorance is bliss [by Anonymous Citizen on October 8, 2007]
I guess you have absolutely no real knowledge of what the prison system consists of seeing as how your comments sound so incredibly lamant and uneducated.
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