This horrible tale shocked the country and media, the story ended up making the cover of Time Magazine. Our nation reacted with mixed emotions. USA Today suggested: "With every brutal crime by a child, a troubled nation demands longer jail sentences, tougher treatment, even the death penalty--anything to stop the violence." Shocking cases like Yummy Sandifer's, makes us focus on crime and our youth, trying to find a solution for a problem that seems to be growing daily. But killing our youth cannot be the answer. If they are killing each other and we are killing them where does that leave our future.
As a society, we must think about the consequences of killing our youth in trying to protect civilization and our duty as a society to protect
As a society, we must think about the consequences of killing our youth in trying to protect civilization and our duty as a society to protect