Charges have been filed against two 13-year-old boys linked to a California library fire that killed two local firefighters.
Many have expressed their outrage on social media regarding the state's criminal justice system.
"They are old enough to know right from wrong, therefore they need to be tried as adults," Kim Burkart stated in a Facebook post on the Times-Delta page. "They MURDERED 2 people. They are old enough to be held accountable and charged as adults. Period," Rean Henderson Lackey wrote.Police are not even allowed to question suspects and must rely heavily on evidence and witness testimony. Juvenile records, including names, are sealed and unavailable for public view.District Attorney Tim Ward asked the public for their patience.
"Please bear with me as I navigate this in the best, most ethical way that I can," he said."Always giving priority to preserving the integrity of the process and any potential prosecution of a case." If convicted, the suspects legally can't serve a prison sentence after 25 years old. In some cases, that age is dropped to 23.
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