MetaFilter posts tagged with teenagers and crime

Genarlow Wilson's Sentence Thrown Out

macrowave — Mon, 11 Jun 2007 13:52:26 -0800

Genarlow Wilson, now 19, had his sentence reversed today and is expected to leave prison shortly. He served two years of his ten-year-sentence for engaging in consensual sex acts with a fellow teenager. Previously discussed here.

Teen thugs taken apart by would-be victim

tadellin — Wed, 31 May 2006 08:43:11 -0800

Former Marine disarms 5 attackers They were teenagers, but still, 5 on 1, and two of them were armed? That's one well-trained Marine...

Did we jump to conclusions?

dirtynumbangelboy — Wed, 03 Aug 2005 00:23:52 -0800

It turns out that those boys who were hanged in Iran may not have been quite so innocent after all. [original post]

XQUZYPHYR — Fri, 30 Aug 2002 09:05:55 -0800

Three Supreme Court Justices publicy oppose executing teenage criminals. In a rare move, Justices Ginsburg, Breyer, and Stevens made a public statement in a delay request to state their opposition to executing someone who committed murder before the age of 18. With the Court already banning the execution of the mentally retarded this year, is this another sign of a soon-to-be next step in the abolishment of the death penalty? Or does the average American still believe that regardless of what time, when you do the crime you walk the line?