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<< this child definitely needs a psych eval (inpatient) not a jail cell. >>
A "psych eval"?! What planet are you on? This kid needs to have the living crap kicked out of him to teach him right from wrong. If that doesn't work, he needs to be permanently removed from society.
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Why punish the kid? Because you are unwilling to understand why he behaves like that? >>
Why punish the kid? How about because he's a danger to society: He has shown a complete willingness to sexually assault others, and shown a propensity towards violence. Either he does not know that this is wrong or he knows and does not care. In either case, he needs to be punished to be shown that this is not behavior that is acceptable in society. A psych eval seems to be a pansy-ass means of taking care of the situation. It doesn't matter to me whether he has some kind of chemical imbalance, was abused by his parents, or was just born evil. I don't care; punish him and keep him away from society. Period.
-j