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Posted on 3/9/23 at 10:03 am to NYNolaguy1
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Do you believe a 6 year old has the capacity to understand the legal system
Unless he's retarded then he knows shooting people is against the law.
There was a news story yesterday about a 7 year old boy from Hammond, La. who umpires at Little League games. There's a LOT of rules in baseball.
Posted on 3/9/23 at 10:15 am to NC_Tigah
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think introducing "the capacity to understand the legal system" is completely irrelevant BS.
I am sure there's also an opinion on competentcy to stand trial...
Posted on 3/9/23 at 10:17 am to Zach
quote:And we don't generally send six-year-old children to Shawshank Prison.quote:Unless he's retarded then he knows shooting people is against the law.
Do you believe a 6 year old has the capacity to understand the legal system
Again, I ask the MEANING of the words spoken by the Commonwealth Attorney. If he is saying that he is not engaging in the criminal prosecution of a six-year-old child, that is entirely reasonable. If he is saying that the child will not be facing repercussions in the JUVENILE justice system, that is a different matter ENTIRELY, but those decisions (in most states) do not fall within the purview of the district attorney anyway.
And we don't know the answers to these questions, because reporters are too damned ignorant (and/or stupid) to ask the right questions.
This post was edited on 3/9/23 at 10:22 am
Posted on 3/9/23 at 10:18 am to SantaFe
Don't worry. In 11 years this 6yo will be serving life for killing someone else
Posted on 3/9/23 at 10:26 am to Zach
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Unless he's retarded then he knows shooting people is against the law.
There was a news story yesterday about a 7 year old boy from Hammond, La. who umpires at Little League games. There's a LOT of rules in baseball.
Well, given that baseball has a lot of rules, and that 7 year olds understand baseball... Clearly that means they can make educated decisions about their future and consequences in adult court and possible prison time afterward. There should be more 6 year olds in prison apparently.
This post was edited on 3/9/23 at 10:28 am
Posted on 3/9/23 at 11:20 am to NYNolaguy1
quote:Sure.
I am sure there's also an opinion on competentcy to stand trial...
So what happens to a criminal deemed incompetent to stand trial?
The person is institutionalized as per my suggestion.
This post was edited on 3/9/23 at 11:23 am
Posted on 3/9/23 at 11:31 am to SantaFe
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Newport News native Howard Gwynn has served as commonwealth’s attorney since 1990. He obtained his bachelor’s from Dartmouth College and his law degree from the University of Michigan.
Gwynn is a member of the Virginia Progressive Prosecutors for Justice, a group of eleven Commonwealth’s Attorneys advocating for criminal justice reform. He supports legislation to expunged records of qualified individuals, ending the three-strikes felony enhancement for petty larceny offenses, and ending cash bail.
No further information was available at the time of this publication.
Howard Gwynn is running unopposed. Due to his membership in the Virginia Progressive Prosecutors for Justice and his commitment to criminal reform, Gwynn is the progressive choice in this election.
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PORTSMOUTH, Va. (WAVY) — A group of Virginia prosecutors have issued a letter to the General Assembly calling for criminal justice reform ahead of the upcoming legislative session.
The Virginia General Assembly is scheduled to convene on Jan. 13, and several members of the Virginia Progressive Prosecutors for Justice (VPPFJ) are making their voices heard.
In a letter issued Monday, Jan. 4, the group — which represents 40% of the state’s population — asked the General Assembly to “help make their communities safer and the commonwealth’s justice system more fair and equitable.”
The group is comprised of a dozen prosecutors and includes Hampton Commonwealth’s Attorney Anton Bell, Newport News Commonwealth’s Attorney Howard Gwynn, Norfolk Commonwealth’s Attorney Gregory D. Underwood, and Portsmouth Commonwealth’s Attorney Stephanie N. Morales.
Proposals listed in their letter include:
-Automated, automatic, and free expungement of criminal records for formerly system-involved community members
-End mandatory minimum sentences
-End cash bail
-Abolish the death penalty
-End the “three strikes” felony enhancement for petty larceny offenses
This post was edited on 3/9/23 at 11:32 am
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