Should Kids Be Put On Death Row? 

I don't care what age you are, if you commit an adult crime, you need to be ready to pay an adult price. Being sorry AFTER you take someone's life is worth the words. You KNEW what might happen, and you took your chances, and lost....too bad...

Murder is murder. Young adults can be executed for crimes.

Absolutely! Old enough to kill, old enough to die.

Hey buddy can you put the guitar down for about 26 minutes so i can hear what they're saying? thanks man

Quit playing the race card

I'm 43 now and I'm not the same person I was at 17/18. I don't think the same way, my behaviour is different. If I could go back I'd do many things differently....I guess you mature as you get older. Now would I have killed someone at aged 18...never!! But I didnt have the same upbringing as these two men. I didnt have the same environment, friends or maybe violent families. I think these two men have really changed there lives, I think their lives should be used to inspire the youth. We sit with the same problem today, even worse. Kids are still killing on the streets. Point is: if you keep doing what you've always done, expect the same result. Is there not a better way with dealing with kids in situasions like these or do we just simply not care enough to bring about great change in the world?

People say abolish the death penalty unit it hits home.

It's really hard to see their point of view, of course, they miss their mothers and family but what about their victims?

Scrap the music and give us a louder commentary. You can hardly hear what some of them are saying. 👎

That woman who lost her daughter has the highest morals and is a good woman. I think her opinions should be listened to.

I just searched Oswaldo Soriano on the Texas Department of Criminal Justice and found out that he is not longer on death row... He is now serving a life sentence and is eligible for parole in 2027. As I was watching the video I was praying for him and for the victim's family too. And I know that just like me many people were praying for all of them too. All I know is that when God permits something regardless of how we feel about it, it's because he has a better plan for all of us.

Old enough to buy bread old enough to go to the store.

A lot of guitar haters here ..... .... don’t make me pick up my six string.

He said partying doing drugs as a teenager you know ? no I don’t know a teenager should not be doing drugs and robbing stores killing clerks

How is it that murderers think their lives should mean so much but their victims didn't get that consideration?

the mom of one of the victim has really good heart and logic.

JUST let the juveniles do the necessary time in jail to pay for their crime, then let them go to re-join society as a MORE mature ADULT, giving them a Second Chance To live their life, after having been reformed or rehabilitated in jail.

They took everything from thier victims.They took away everything.

If they commit violent crimes, what do they expect ? to be treated like innocent children? certainly not. What goes around comes around. Just imagine the mental state of the victims loved ones.

That guitar is freaking annoying.

He's really good at twisting the Bible. What about the part that says "thou shalt not kill"?

Yes if they kill they should receive the same

Sorry I feel that he shouldn't ever had held that gun towards the clerk...it wouldn't have happened but it did.

Whether they carry out a death sentence or carry them out in a pine box when they've old is less important to me than keeping people who are living a normal life safe. The main thing is that people with no moral compass are not free to harm others.

I have mixed feelings on the death penalty. Not for children tho! I feel each and every case is different. (Nobody should ever take a life) I feel tho, there are circumstances where people do deserve another chance tho. I just feel every single case should be looked at. There are cold blooded serial killers and YES give them the death penalty. Child killers, if you kill a child, if someone rapes a child, tortures, ect. ( and only if it is a case that is proven 101%) the death penalty should be enforced.

Feels treated like an animal ? Well he acted like an animal 😡

I love how these guys claim to be victims by the way they express their feelings about being on death row.

I feel no sympathy for violent thugs who chose to commit unspeakable crimes on society. You commit adult crimes, you do adult time. My Uncle was a detective in the 1960s. When he arrested someone he would say " are you sorry you did it, or are you sorry you got caught?"

Even asking such a question, " Should Kids Be Put On Death Row?", is a CLEAR & PURE sign what an INSANE SOCIETY that is! FULLSTOP!

I feel kids should Never receive the Death Penalty, Nobody under 21 Years Old should Never receive the Death Penalty...

We regularly hear about folks being proven innocent after they are executed! Or worse yet jurors knowing the man was innocent! Then they whine that the families of those victims should “ Get over it and move on” ! I bet if those jurors faced the death penalty , this would stop fast Quick and in a hurry!

They want to complain but they put themselves there

If they make adult decisions, they face adult consequences. So if they murder someone, they should get on the gurney. If they can distinguish right from wrong, they should know not to kill. If they do kill, send them to death row and get it over with.

So these criminals expect sympathy after they denied victims of sympathy when they killed them?

There is no excuse for offensive killing in peacetime, no matter what you've been through. There are plenty of people who went through tough shit and they don't kill others. I really hate it when someone who got caught suddenly becomes a victim himself, seeking excuse in his rough childhood....

Wait. 2 prosecutors wearing very inappropriate ties. One with the grim reaper on it, the other with an depiction of a noose. At the death sentencing of a barely 17 year old. How did the judge allow that part of their attire in court ?!

U dont wnt to ever see ur kid on death row then start being parents,have dinner on the table,tell nd show them kids everyday u love them,teach them right from wrong,from the start teach them about accountability,do ur role as a parent.dont let nanys,teachers,baby sister,grandparents or other relative raise ur children,thats ur responsibility as a parent.get serious,u as parents can keep ur kid from death row nd dont even question that.

You regularly hear a prisoner gets out of prison due to mistakes made in the investigation. Prisoners with life, even the death sentence, get out of prison that way. And that is exactly the problem with the Death Penalty in my opinion. There is often the risk that it is given to someone whom really is innocent.

I have to say, I don't know how to feel about a very young person on death row. With absolute respect to both parties, the yays and the nays, I can only think like a mother. Knowing that my child has committed murder is bad, but knowing that he will die at the hands of the state (or anyone) for that matter, just thinking about it sends me half crazy. I do respect the families of the victims, but here I sm only speaking like a mother. Its all such a terrible tragedy.

I disagree with the death penalty for young kids. I think they could be rehabilitated to be a good person. They know right from wrong but at that young age they act on impulse and not think about the consequences. So I disagree with it. I am glad the law passed that they cant put young ones to death

even at 17 ,u would still know better than to point a loaded gun at someone ,I certainly did ,at that age

I know Oswaldo Soriano. He is now on the French Robertson Unit (TDCJ) in Abilene, Texas. Here is a man that does feel remorse, tormented by the death he caused. Sure, it can be argued that Oswaldo did then and there shoot the man. The clerk did try to grab the gun and Oswaldo did squeeze the trigger--twice, actually. It was a spontaneous reaction of uncontrolled nervousness. It doesn't mean that Oswaldo is not guilty. But it does mitigate the offense somewhat. Hindsight is 20/20. If Oswaldo could talk to that lost soul he once was--the drug addict, roaming the streets, the child with no guidance and no father figure, he would advise him of the cause and effects, that taking the gun and pointing it at the clerk, would have. At 17, Oswaldo's life was destroyed for committing an offense and causing the death of an innocent man.

Was literally about to comment right off the bat in the first few minutes that these politicians are so concerned about getting re-elected, that they’re afraid to state their true opinion. Instead they skirt along the fence and refuse to take a solid stand, on one side or another.

How awful! Crime has such far reaching consequences for society, and it’s tragic when it ends in more death!

Being an atheist and knowing the separation of church and state in the USA I find it offensive that the gentleman refers to the bible as A justification for the death penalty.

You give children guns! What do you think wil happen? Do awaye with the guns!! And let children be children !

That woman said the truth the death penalty is only a punishment meted out to poor people.

Maybe they shouldn't have killed then? Don't you love when killers are against the death penalty? Semper Fi

Wouldn’t it be interesting if we knew the opinions of the direct, deceased victims? I just think it’d be a great study if we could base punishment on the decision of the direct victim, indirect victims (loved ones left behind on either side), and circumstances. Obviously this isn’t possible for the most part, but what if we all had to regularly vote on what consequences we’d like to happen for various crimes against ourselves (a default would be set if not done). Plus it might be a jolt of reality to contemplate your own mortality and the consequences of your actions if you chose to commit these crimes.Of course a person’s personal choice wouldn’t be publicly known unless they said it, for obvious reasons. Even with this though: when would someone be considered mature/stable enough to vote or make this decision for themself? If we cap fighting in a war or voting for the local mayor at 18, then how can we argue 17 + 16yr olds fully understand the law and deserve the full extent of it? If they fully understand the laws then why can’t they vote on them or have any direct say/effect on them by voting for those law makers, politicians, or even the sheriff? Just interested in people’s thoughts. I’ve been cooped up in this bed a lot longer than this recent pandemic, and could use the potential reading.

You were a kid and you killed a man,innocent?

Seeing the tombstones with the prison I.D numbers touched my heart but I'm not fully against the death penalty.

Yes. They should be in the chair right after the sentencing.

THE BOTTOM LINE IS THEY PUT THEMSLEVES IN THERE.. AND YOU WOULD THINK THAT PEOPLE WATCHING THIS WOULD LEARN FROM THIS..BUT NAAAH THEY PREFER TO SEE IT FOR THEMSELVES...

I'm Christian and I don't believe that we should be using any religion or religious text as a reason to keep a law.

Oswaldo Soriano was sentenced to death on May 6, 1994. However is sentence was commuted to life in prison in 2005.

I did stupid shit as a kid, late developer, bad childhood, feral teen, full of hurt, hate, way too young/ignorant to know the profundity of life, one mistake away from a very different future, I was lucky to avoid that, I'm that same person, people don't 'change' they just need a nudge into a different lane, then choices improve but only given freedom to do so, these guys have had the most potent nudge possible and you just know them dying out of mere principal is wrong, they've seen the light because it's been shone at them every day since that big mistake (which we're all capable of if the conditions/circumstances occur), to call a building a 'corrections' facility means nothing if those corrected don't get a chance to live it on the other side

Cry me a river did the victims get same chance?

They always lie, the store clerk killed by Oswaldo Soriano was shot twice and Oswaldo still had time to take money from the cash register! That's called calculating!

Omg, grim reaper and gallow ties worn by prosecutors??? WTF.....

My Unpopular Opinion: Nobody should be sentenced as an adult until they turn 25. It's scientifically proven that your brain 🧠 isn't fully grown until you're 25...Sometimes even 26. At 32, I am not the same person I was at 22 & with the life I was living, I could have EASILY ended up in that position. I broke the law & did EXTREMELY stupid things. Infact, I nearly did kill someone 10 or 11 years ago on accident, but I was doing something illegal at the time, so I would have been charged with his death. I just got lucky & he lived.

i dont understand why you want them locked all their life and spend thousands of dollars and so much resources . isnt it better that some one who killed some one also deserve to see what he did to his victim

I dont think the death penalty deters or solves anything either for, the victims family, or the convicted family. If it did deter ppl from murder, then why are so many ppl on death row. Some of which are either have a mental problems, or were under the age to really have any understanding of what they have done, or the hurt they cause to the families they have affected. Under the age of 18 they are only children. Not old enough to get a job, smoke, go into any clubs or drink alcohol, so why are they classed old enough to be put on death row ?

Im pround to live in a state with no death penelty

It all comes down to society,if we played out our roles right we wouldn't be dealing with this, the the biggest failure of all is the judicial system

I am 100% against the death penalty. The victims families and loved ones are going to suffer for years and years, but the murderer is going to suffer for only minutes. It is also proven to be no deterrent whatsoever to other potential murderers. My belief is for a daily torture routine, you know, toes being crushed, cigarette lighters being held against various parts of the bodies, sparklers being inserted in the eye of the penis and then lit, that type of thing. I think televising it would send a message and make it much more of a deterrent. I am sure this would satisfy all those out there who are against the death penalty who do not believe in taking a life away. Those who do believe in the death penalty would be happy there was some degree of vengeance muted out, and that the culprit was suffering just as much as the victims families. This would be a win win solution, and satisfy everyone.

If I had the choice between death row or been killed by random guy on the street, I definitely would choose the second option. Nothing is worse than sitting and waiting to be killed by state.

They didn't think about that in 1929 when they killed that 14 year old why are they asking that question now

If you hang around the wrong people you're gonna get bad results

An eye for an eye . . . No reason to wait 10 yrs., should be done immediately after their found guilty! Stop with the damn guitar

Absolutely no child should be put on the death row, key word 'child'. If the crime was a heinous brutal crime then maybe mental therapy and life in prison would be recommended but never death row.

The death penalty is tough. I think people that really kill, rape etc. Should die. The problem with it, is the justice system is flawed and too many innocent people go to prison/death row.

should a child not be punished? should anyone be punished for their actions. should a child not be murdered by execution if that child murders in cold blood. yes yes and yes! if anyone no matter their age or sex should be executed, why allow them to be free or able to walk around bragging to their peers how gangster they are

They weren't kids when they committed Thier crimes. They were young adults

You chose to have a number. Goodbye

What’s weird is my English teacher has been in the witness room because she said she was a reporter for the newspaper near Huntsville and she watched a couple executions

If you don’t believe in abortion how you going back up death penalty of any age ?

I do not BELEVE in the death penalty

No one under 18 can now be given the death penalty or life without. I'm not sure when that law came out but it was in the last few years.

drop the gitar

I personally know not one but three people who have committed murder as young adults have been convicted. all three have served their sentences, they have all been out for about 15 years and have not committed any crime since they were released from prison.

If you take a life you give a life ...

The worst crime in this documentary is the fuckin guitar music in the background

I went to the store I didn't know he had a gun. Yeah right lol

no i disagree to this and children should not be executed and this is shambles no child should die not one

I don’t buy the story that he didn’t know his partner had a gun or that the teller try to snatched the gun he’s lucky he didn’t get executed.

I dont believe for a millisecond that he went to check if the clerk was ok.

No. Have a look at how many innocent people have been killed by the government. Not to mention put in jail while being inocente.

Legend has it the fella is still sat on his porch, in his rocking chair, strumming the arl fender 😁🇬🇧🤣

I was on both sides of law in my youth , I know peer pressure was strong in my case and I followed along to the grace of god there go I , I always think that way , but the age of reason isn’t age it’s knowledge and wisdom. Scientists can create theories but living it is experiencing the reason.

let's assume that osvaldo really didnt intentionally kill the guy in the shop, but just panicked and killed him. why cant he be redeemable? if he credibly shows that he changed in prison, why not give him a 2nd chace? and dont tell me "the victim didnt get one either". actually, many didnt even have a 1st chance, considering how they grew up. also, why doesnt anybody ask, why there is so much more violent crime in america, compared to all other western countries? here in munich, germany, we have maybe 1 murder a month, in philadelphia, same size, 1 a day.

why is this even a question? no kids should be put on the death penalty

Oswaldo is lying!!! That clerk was an elderly man and he was shot TWICE. This was no accident. The fact he continues to lie proves he still has no remorse or accountability.

It's all ways poor people on death row you never see a rich man or woman on death row

If someone is absolutely 100% guilty of murder they should be put to death within 30 days of being sentenced

6:15 he says he knew better.

I dont see justice in this system. All I see is retribution.

PT 0:25 / 25:56 "Should Kids Be Put On Death Row? " No one should! I can't believe this still happens in the 21st century. A medieval journey, at its worst. It's just ridiculous that people even invoke the bible to justify this atrocity. Humans can be a scary species. My country was pioneer in the process of abolition of capital punishment. No executions have been carried out since 1846. I'm so proud of that!

Lawrence Jacobs got a retrial and got sentenced to life. On October 6, 2020, the 24th Judicial District Court in Louisiana held a Miller re-sentencing hearing in State of Louisiana v. Lawrence Jacobs, to determine Mr. Jacobs’ eligibility for parole. Jacobs was 16 when he was convicted of murder and sentenced to life without the possibility of parole. Describing the expert testimony of CLBB Associate Managing Director Dr. Robert Kinscherff as “the most helpful evidence” in the case, the court found that Jacobs’ offense had the features of transient immaturity and that Jacobs had demonstrated a capacity for embracing a positive way of life. The Court ruled that Jacobs was immediately eligible for parole. See the court’s opinion in this case here:

The kid who shot the Clerk, is it on film that it happened like he said, that the Clerk lounged at Him and the Gun went off? Hes still guilty of murder but not "intent" to murder for he was being told what to do by another person? But if he got involved with the other guy, to commit a crime, and things went wrong, your still guilty, even of intent because you voluntarily agreed to do a crime, it dont matter if something happened unplanned, your still guilty of every crime committed during the crime you agreed to do? As far as using age as a defense, well some kids grow up in tough neighborhoods, and they know what is right and what is wrong? If you jump into a car to go to a fight and someone in the car shoots someone, you are guilty of murder also even though you didn't shot anyone?

Yes. They know RIGHT FROM WRONG. They are not on death row for stealing candy! Soon they will be adults and we don’t want them in society.