In Australian state, aboriginal kids 53 times more likely to be in jail than others Now an
Question:
In Australian state, aboriginal kids 53 times more likely to be in jail than others
Now an 11-year-old boy in Perth has been charged with murder.
By A. Odysseus Patrick
Could this happen here?
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/asia_pacific/in-australian-state-aboriginal-kids-53-times-more-likely-to-be-in-jail-than-others/2016/03/05/210dadc4-e15a-11e5-8c00-8aa03741dced_story.html
In 1978, a 15-year-old boy named Willie Bosket shot and killed two men in separate incidents, both of which involved robberies. Bosket pleaded guilty to both murders and was sentenced to five years in prison, the longest sentence allowed under state law at the time.
Opponents of Raise the Age in New York Speak Out About Tessa Majors Murder - Juvenile Justice Information ExchangeIn 1978, a 15-year-old boy named Willie Bosket shot and killed two men in separate incidents, both of which involved robberies. Bosket pleaded guilty to both murders and was sentenced to five years in prison, the longest sentence allowed under state law at the time.Juvenile Justice Information Exchange
What ultimately happenned to Bosket?
What is the status of the Majors case? What should be the consequence?