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6. Nothing crazy about "impressing Slenderman"?

Fri Sep 9, 2016, 09:22 PM

Sep 2016

Why are these girls on trial instead of treatment?

I guess that's why human rights groups keeps us on their watch lists.

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Wisconsin girl in stabbing attack in Slenderman case changes plea [View all] Eugene Sep 2016 OP

Should not be tried as adults metroins Sep 2016 #1

The problem is Wisconsin law ripcord Sep 2016 #3

Ah. metroins Sep 2016 #4

I feel sorry for the victim ripcord Sep 2016 #5

Maybe because back then there really wasn't anything to base it on? HereSince1628 Sep 2016 #9

Still seems odd to not plea it in the first place to me but then again cstanleytech Sep 2016 #11

Sound strategy. If you plead it ... Whiskeytide Sep 2016 #23

Nothing crazy about "impressing Slenderman"? yallerdawg Sep 2016 #6

They tried to kill someone to impress a fictional character. christx30 Sep 2016 #13

Is there any evidence..... ProudToBeBlueInRhody Sep 2016 #12

appears they did it...but they were 12 yrs old dembotoz Sep 2016 #14

How does the real victim who..... MicaelS Sep 2016 #15

What justice can the courts give her, anyway? Xithras Sep 2016 #20

If I'm ever stabbed, and I survive, christx30 Sep 2016 #21

And that's why fair societies don't let victims pick punishments. Xithras Sep 2016 #22

Yeah, no. Sand Rat Expat Sep 2016 #17

legal smeagal trying 12 year olds as adults it just wrong dembotoz Sep 2016 #18

That's your opinion. Sand Rat Expat Sep 2016 #19

yes it is dembotoz Sep 2016 #24