I do understand the humanitarian logic of holding children and teenagers to different criminal responsibility standards than adults in a civilized democratic society. However; I don't believe that the justice system, no matter how good and lenient, would ever be able to rehabilitate a person that murdered a family member. Now, add "murdered her little brother". Do you honestly see this person recovering enough to live a normal life, have a family? "OK, sweetheart, be nice to your sister, let's all sit down and Mommy will tell you a little bed-time story about what happened to Mommy when she was 12..."
So, the question of should they stay locked-up and be supervised/monitored for life is not an unfair one. Difficult to answer correctly, but not unfair.
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