Comments on: Amber Alert Girl Charged In Brutal Slay

Florida Cops Say 15-year-old Morgan Leppert And Her Convict Boyfriend Killed A 66-year-old Man And Stole His Truck

[ranger1948]

Everyone knows how reliable reportersd report the news. I think it is sensible to wait till all the facts are presented to a grand jury then appropriate action be taken. If guilty i have no problem with the execution sentence, even for the 15 year old.

[nonayabiness]

A 15 year old knows murder is wrong, unless there is a history of previously documented mental illness or retardation or such. Assuming they have evidence she participated, in this case, she should be jailed until the age of 18 in a juvenile facility and then, eligible for the death penalty at age 18.

I used to be against the death penalty, but with DNA evidence being so reliable these days, perhaps the death penalty has to be enforced and threatened more in order to supress these unnecessary criminal acts.

Besides, in today''s economy, it is not (and has never been) in the taxpayer''s interest to feed, clothe, bathe and educate a killer for 30 plus years. Give em the axe, an eye for an eye. I bet the crime rate would go down. And that is the goal.

[torch1000us1]

pfd572 stated:No more death sentences while we are releasing death row inmates who have been proven innocent. 129 death row inmates vindicated and released in the most recent cases. How many innocent have been executed? No one knows. Life imprisonment in a federal maximum security facility is no vacation. And it gives time for science and evidence gathering techniques to catch up.

While I believe that no innocent person should be executed, I would like to point out that most of the people you are referring to have been proven innocent by DNA evidence and were old cases. The same DNA we use today puts the killers on death row.

[pfd572]

diatreme: Here we go with the name calling to support a weak premise, from another ignorant, bloated, ''from my cold head hands'' right-wing, conspiracy theory conservative. Personality is SEPARATE from impulse control, etc. What a great idea, calling for the execution of a 15-year old before you even have most of the facts. I love how all of you ''law and order'' types ignore the law and the Constitution when it suits you.

[swwils]

This is a sick,sick world! I just don''t understand todays youth at all.Not all of them,but a big majority are nuts.Just some of the way they act here in my home town I can''t fathom,it is un- realistic the things that they do ,and act like it is normal.Freaks me out ,and I am an X green Beret 12 years military,its a mind game.

[prinzowhales]

M...A...L...MAL...tres mal...

[jjarden]

There is only ONE Punishment for these two monsters...a Public Beheading with the a Rusty Axe on the town common...BUT of course, it will never happen, because there is NO "Justice" System in this country...it is a JOKE.

[dylanxxv]

At 15 she should be held accountable, but not as a fully matured adult. It is a scientific fact that impulse control, self-esteem and confidence, and empathy are not fully developed in a teen. Also, teens are easily manipulated and most prefer being followers, they don''''t think beyond the moment or think about consequences and form ''''hero'''' attachments. Jail time, with counseling and therapy, and the chance to mature are called for.

Posted by pfd572 at 10:36 PM : May 06, 2008

Execute her half way then...

[pfd572]

No more death sentences while we are releasing death row inmates who have been proven innocent. 129 death row inmates vindicated and released in the most recent cases. How many innocent have been executed? No one knows. Life imprisonment in a federal maximum security facility is no vacation. And it gives time for science and evidence gathering techniques to catch up.

[pfd572]

At 15 she should be held accountable, but not as a fully matured adult. It is a scientific fact that impulse control, self-esteem and confidence, and empathy are not fully developed in a teen. Also, teens are easily manipulated and most prefer being followers, they don''t think beyond the moment or think about consequences and form ''hero'' attachments. Jail time, with counseling and therapy, and the chance to mature are called for.

[bdrlnt4rl]

and you are right in what you say, but the perception, just like depth development, is not all the way matured. i think she should be held accountable and spend many years in prison, there is no excuse for her actions, and he should get the death penalty.

[bdrlnt4rl]

i hope this boy age 22 gets charged with statatory rape as well for hanging around a 15 year old girl who has no real concept of right from wrong, it is a proven fact that the brain is still developing at this age and it is still child like. pbs.org search teen age brain development.

[redbarron73]

They were just playing a video game & suddenly, bam, they''re in jail......