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EducatedBet…Better Be Punished!

Prosecutors said Monday they will not seek the death penalty against four people charged with murdering Washington Redskins star Sean Taylor because the accused shooter was a minor when the crime was committed.

The U.S. Supreme Court has ruled that people cannot be executed for crimes committed when they’re under 18, and it’s a well established legal principle that others involved in the same case as a minor cannot face the ultimate penalty if they are less directly responsible. Assistant State Attorney Reid Rubin filed notice Friday that the death penalty will be waived.

That means the four suspects could get a maximum of life in prison if convicted of first-degree murder after a trial scheduled to begin Aug. 25. Eric Rivera Jr., who turned 18 last month, was 17 at the time police say he shot Taylor during a botched robbery at the Pro Bowl safety’s Miami-area home in November. Taylor, 24, died of massive blood loss after he was shot in the upper leg.

Now this is a sensitive subject…the death penalty…but I am going to give you my opinion on because I thats what I get paid to do. So do I think that this kid should get the death penalty…no. But there should be know way for him to receive anything less then life in prison. He should be able to get out on good behavior for a minimum of 50-60 years. He took a man’s life away for know good reason and should be punished to the most extreme possible. I am very intrigued to see what his sentence is come Aug. 25!

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