A B3 article about a murderous adult being tried as a child.
"The Wasatch County Attorney's Office will not seek the death penalty for a man charged with shooting a woman and leaving her to die at Jordanelle State Park.
"Christopher Alvey, 19, is charged with aggravated murder, a possible capital offense, in the death of Ashley Sparks, 21, who was shot four times on Dec. 26.
"On Wednesday, Wasatch County Attorney Thomas Low filed a notice waiving the right to seek the death penalty. ..."
"Alvey's youth, his immaturity and difficult circumstances -- he appeared to be homeless at the time of the shooting, Low said -- may also have made a jury less likely to impose the death penalty."
So, what do we have here? 1) Murderers not only need to be legal adults at 18 to get the proper reward of their deeds anymore, but several years older still. Even 19-year-olds are not really adults yet. 2) Being "homeless" (sleeping in public) means you innately deserve to commit more crime than a person with somewhere private to sleep.
"Sparks' mother supported the decision, [Low] said."
Whoops... What a saintly soul, that mother... who, in her holy charity, has just helped another murderer live to get paroled and set free someday, also helping in her merciful way to tear down our legal system piece by piece, until that happy future day when nothing will be illegal and force will rule. Thanks, mom.
And thanks again, Tribune!
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