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On June 25, 2012, the Supreme Court ruled that juveniles who committed murder could not be sentenced to life in prison because …show more content…
Justice Alito noted that otherwise, “Even a 17 ½-year-old who sets off a bomb in a crowded mall or guns down a dozen students and teachers is a ‘child’ and must be given a chance to persuade a judge to permit his release into society…” He believes this should not be an option for such heinous …show more content…
proclaims itself sole arbiter of our nation's moral standards -- and in the course of discharging that awesome responsibility purports to take guidance from the views of foreign courts and legislatures," Scalia said. "Because I do not believe that the meaning of our Eighth Amendment, any more than the meaning of other provisions of our Constitution, should be determined by the subjective views of five members of this court and like-minded foreigners, I dissent." Like I may have mentioned before it doesn’t matter the age, sex, or mentality a person is a person so there is no excuse for us to treat them any different. If anything we are doing the society a favor. If a child were to commit such a heinous crime there is no telling if the child is mentally