I don't know what the right answer is, but how productive does anyone think this kid will be after spending all this time is the slammer? Unfortunately, he will probably kill again when released b/c he will know no other way after being raised by the prison system. Killling him also pretty much sucks, too. I am certainly not against capital punishment (but let's make sure we are absolutely certain they commited the crime - DNA test, etc..), but the guy is pretty young.. Not to mention a very productive member of society was taken. The whole thing really sucks, there's not an easy answer... I really dislike how the race card gets thrown into everything these days...