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Originally Posted by danielf
I think it may also reflect that the arsonist was 33, this lad is 17. That obviously doesn't make what he did right, but I can understand the judge viewing youthfulness a bit of a mitigating factor.
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I know what you are saying but i don't buy that .The youth was 16 at the time of the crime but was still old enough to be tried as an adult .Even a 15yr sentence would mean he would be out in about 7yrs max and he would still be in his early 20's .The way i see it is that a harsher sentence when young would be more of a deterent to future crimes he may commit than being lenient because of his age