zippy2006
Dragonsworn
You're the one who made the comparison, not me. See post #52.
You divided the countries into two groups. Group 1 was Iran. Group 2 was Saudi Arabia, China, Pakistan, Yemen, Sudan, South Sudan, Nigeria and the Democratic Republic of Congo. You likened the U.S. to group 1 rather than group 2. Why do you think the U.S. is like group 1 rather than group 2?
Sure it does. What else would it mean? If an adult is given a life sentence on the basis of a mandatory minimum, and the minor is given a non-mandatory life sentence, then how is it that the trial of the minor does not require more than the trial of the adult? It is always more difficult, legally, to carry out what is non-mandatory than it is to carry out what is mandatory. For example, the defense attorney of the adult has much more limited options.The law is just that life without parole cannot be a mandatory minimum for minors. That does not mean that imposing a sentence of life without parole requires a more severe crime or a higher standard of evidence for a minor than for an adult.
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