Does this 16 year old male deserve the DEATH PENALTY?

Question

A 16 year old male, who sold cocaine, meth, and LSD to other kids ages ranging from 12-18 years old, and got a total of 19 people addicted to cocaine , which some of these kids were 12 and 13 years old. Got a total of 9 kids addicted to meth, 2 of them being 13 years old.Got people addicted soley for pure enjoyment. Sold cocaine by ounces, grams, and halfs.

Do you think that this 16 year old should deserve the DEATH PENALTY?

Your opinions please.

Answer 1

That's ridiculous.

There are murderers running loose after spending only 5 years in prison for the highest crime. So is this kid is supposed to be a GOD or something? Is his name Rev. Jimmy Jones Jr. and now he's going to have them all drink poisoned Kool-aid next time?

Where is the role of the parents of all of these kids?

They had many chances to teach their children not to take drugs and none of them apparently did anything in the form of prevention or this wouldn't have happened.

Should we give the parents the death penalty? How about the teachers of these kids?

Why not blame the mothers for giving birth to these kids because if they hadn't been born none of this would have happened....

Doesn't that sound as stupid as the death penalty for a drug dealer?

He should be punsihed but PLEASE - give me a break!

Answer 2

In the US the death penalty cannot be applied for drug charges. It isn't one of the applicable crimes.

As to whether or not he deserves it... probably not. I'm on the fence.

Answer 3

if anything no one deserves a death penalty, i believe in chances.

and no, people have done way worse than that, there's no need to.

anyways, you can try to get kids out of doing those things.

Answer 4

he deserves juvenile jail and probation for his actions. A death plenty is far to extreme for someone just selling drugs on the street...  

Answer 5

NO, i dont think he deserves the death plenty. He should go into juvenlie jail for a long time and learn the rules. He should do something well about him self. He needs to be though and given lessons that using theses drugs are very harmful and can kill. But he shouldnt die, many people,various age groups sell drugs and they just go to jail and come back out, i dont think anyone deserves to die b/c of drugs. They should get a long term jail and with school lessons on why theses drugs are harmful. In the future theses teenagers should be monitored by the st ate to see what they are doing w/ their lives and if they changed themselves.

Answer 6

Only SADAM & hitler deserved the "death penalty" on the earth, nobody else lady!!!!!!

Answer 7

No one deserves the death penalty.  Societies should not be in the business of killing people.

There are better ways to deal with criminal behavior, and especially criminal behavior by children.

Answer 8

yes, he is a serial killer,  he killed many people, even though he is a minor, he should die

but, he'll probably get 3 months in juvie and 100 hours of community service

WHAT HAPPENED TO AMERICA!?!?!?!?!?!?

Answer 9

Don't think that the death penalty is warranted here. However, I do feel he needs to be tried as an adult, and go to jail for a very long time, and go through drug counseling himself.  It is so sad how this young man could ruin his life like this.  I cannot imagine living with the thought that I got these young people involved and addicted to cocaine, Meth and LSD.

Answer 10

Death penalty NO jail time yes.....he never "took" a life in the sense we think of(murder) but he "took" the lives of those little kids but having them do drugs that some of them may have never tried. Death Penalty is a rash and unlawful way of getting some some out of our jails in America.  

Answer 11

He did quite a lot. I almost want to say yes but no. Someone for death penalty should be the abusers of Victoria Climbe for example, but he should probably have something like 60 years of prison.

Answer 12

I don't think anyone deserves the death penalty, especially for selling drugs.

Answer 13

No, he should get prison with 200 hours of community service and a fine.  

Answer 14

Unless he planned on murdering somebody, I don't think he should get the death penalty. What state is this case being held in?

Answer 15

If an adult cannot get the death penalty for this, then no the 16 yo should not either, according to law.  However, he should be tried and sentenced as an adult.

Answer 16

I 100% agree with Shannon.  

Answer 17

NO I DO NOT THINK THAT HE SHOULD GET THE DEATH PENALTY. HE NEEDS TO BE PUNISHED BUT THE DEATH PENALTY IS A LITTLE SEVERE. SOME CHILD MOLESTERS AND MURDERS DON'T EVEN GET THE DEATH PENALTY.

Answer 18

Well I do not think that he deserves the death penalty, but he definitely needs to be tried as an adult. His intent was malicious and therefore should spend at least 10 years or so in jail without a chance for parole.