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Altruistic-Risk-2223 t1_j9z9ypj wrote

Reply to comment by LeoMarius in Opinion | Is D.C. juvenile justice a revolving door? We need to know. by Maxcactus

Or something in between. For instance, the 15 year old girl who carjacked and then ended up killing the Uber driver at the Navy Yard already had another carjacking under her belt. So maybe for first offense a teen should go through the alternate rehabilitation program, but if they go right back out and commit another serious crime then they should be tried as an adult.

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Davge107 t1_j9zoza7 wrote

When you say first offense you really are talking about the first time they are caught. They have probably committed the crime they have been arrested for many times before without being caught.

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