Originally Posted by bad360rt

I'm really glad to hear he's going to be ok. I agree that neither his family or the girl's family should be paying for anything.

I'm sure I'll get flamed for this, but I think locking the kid up till he's 21 is a bit extreme. Yes, he needs to understand that there are consequences, but I would like to think that a 12yo can be rehabilitated without ruining the rest of his life. Of course, I don't know this boy's history, maybe this is just one more incident in a long string of violence, then of course some time in a juvenile facility might straighten him out. Hopefully this is a wake up call to his parent's as well, because to me it's obvious that there is a serious lack of discipline/guidance in this child's life.