Lost for Life

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10/31/2015 This film focuses on youth offenders, who were given life sentences for the crimes they committed. The question is, should a persons entire life be determined by one act they committed as a teenager? Several of these people are interviewed and the overwhelming opinion is that most of them don't deserve to remain where they are, despite what they've done. In fact a new law is going to allow for lifers, convicted as teenagers, to have their case re-examined after a specific amount of time, based on the nature of the crime. Given the people interviewed in this film, it's easy to say they deserve a second chance. Who doesn't feel for a kid, who was with a crazy friend at the wrong time, and convicted of felony murder, just for being there? Who doesn't feel that a fifteen year old, who killed his sexual abusive parents, twenty years ago, shouldn't be released? It's easy to feel this way when presented with these types of offenders, but what about the people they didn't interview? The kids who brutally kill, just to see what it feels like or the kid who goes into school and shoots a dozen people because he's been bullied, do they deserve a second chance at freedom? I don't argue with the fact that a persons development isn't fully complete by the time they are a teenagers. I also don't argue that this lack of maturity leads to their stupid decisions. In some rare cases, these cases should be re-examined. However, when someone is so broken, that they kill for fun and without remorse, even at a young age, they are broken, and until we knows for certain how to fix them, they belong behind bars. What does everyone else think? See more 08/19/2015 No easy answers for what to do with child criminals. See more Greg R @itsgregsworld 05/04/2015 Remarkable documentary on teen killers and life sentencing at an early age See more 04/04/2015 Moving and disturbing. See more 12/06/2014 torey adamcik's family are clueless and they are blinded by something that will eventually harm Torey. They don't want to accept that his son is GUILTY and that he is a MURDERER. Yes, I agree that Life Without Parole should not be given to a juvenile. I believe that teenagers have the right for a second chance regardless of their crime. It seems as though, Brian has learned a lot more than what Torey has. One the most important- maybe the most interesting part of the whole documentary was when the lady started talking about her 3yr old son that was killed by a teenager. Anger is part of Grief and im glad she was able to identify that! The other lady that is against teenagers being release from prison hasn't been throughout this part of grief yet. Jacob is weird. I think he relieves the crime every time he closes his eyes. Josiah is the perfect example of how the environment you live in could affect your decision. He needs help. I think he needs a lot of professional help even before trying to appeal his case. Can something be done with Brian stuttering? It was bothering me throughout the whole documentary! Sean was inspirational! See more 12/02/2014 Classic American dilemma: "how to handle our teenage murderers". So it may be an odd subject, but the answer is not always obvious, or easy. See more Read all reviews

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