Canadian teen (13) killed her family

Canadian teen (13) killed her family

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Sentencing a 13 year old girl who murdered her family. That's a tough one. The girl wasn't really old enough, or in a proper mental state to really know what she was doing. And, it was mostly her adult boyfriend who led the party, and she just seemed to tag along. However she is obviously not blameless. What do you think? Do you think 6 years is enough? Do you think there should be more to the sentencing? Therapy maybe? I don't envy the judge in charge of this case.

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{quote]Prosecutors said that she had been angry with her parents who had grounded her, in an attempt to sever her relationship with Jeremy Steinke, a man 11 years her senior.

I wouldn't say diminished capacity, at least not any more than any 12 year old would have. But I think that an infatuated 12 year old girl is capable of a lot of stupid things, especially when the source of the infatuation is telling her to do these things. Growing up with two younger sisters, I can tell you that 12 years old is the strangest age for a girl to go through. Their brains just don't work right, as evidenced by the huge fan base that Britney Spears, Paris Hilton, and Christina Aguilera have.

But seriously folks...

10 years and therapy sounds about right. She is a bit young, but she still knew what she was doing even if she might not have comprehended the full consequences of the act.

Unfortunately she'll probably be screwed up for the rest of her life now. It's cases like these where she'd be better off with her memory wiped and be able to start over.

Yeah, she may not have fully comprehended what she did when it happened, but I'm betting that she'll realize how painful it is that her family is dead if she hasn't already.

A poem connected to this incident, but inadmissable in court has surfaced.




There's a lot of deep anger being expressed here.

Life in prison without possibility of parole is what she would have probably gotten in the U.S. and I think she's more than deserving of that fate.

damn what a nut job
if shes capible of this at this age think of the threat she will be when shes older
shoot her and her adult acounterpart

she was fullt aware of her actions and set out to kill them



life is the only option.

at 13 is very much old enough to know what she is doing - if you think 11+ are all little children then you need to open you mind to the world.
and life with a minimum term is teh right option - not 10 years out of 5 minutes for good behaviour and `time` allready served.

I concur with mister djohnsto77 wholeheartedly. Especially after reading her little poem she undoubtedly lifted. I'd like to add that she should, in addition to being incarcerated for life, be sterilized so she cannot accidentally reproduce. I know that sounds harsh but the punishment fits the crime.

Man I know this is a terrible crime and I understand how people can say lock her up for life and give her the death pently etc etc but (...) sake, she was 12 yrs old. Think back to when you were 12 and how you felt. Did you ever get angry? Tell your parents that you hated them? Wish you were dead? Fight with everybody? Now I'm not saying I thought of killing my family when I was 12 but I was angry at times but if there had of been someone older that influnced me then who knows how I might have re-acted (OK Not murder, thats for sure) but I think most the blame has to be put on the older boyfriend who played a big role in the crime. Yes she deserves to be locked up but she also needs a lot of therpy and trust me, no matter how she felt at the time, when she gets over being an teenager she will have alot of suffering to do. Teenagers go through alot of emotions and their hormonal inbalance is all over the place. It sounds like this guy brain washed her for his own gain....

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[edit on 11/7/07 by masqua]

I have been following this story since it first appeared in the news.The girl was labelled as clearly disturbed early on, including by her classmates.It remains to be seen as far as media info, whether the change in her was a direct result of her relationship with a much older man.If it is to be known though, the man was well known as a goth and both sported profiles on Vampirefreaks.com. Iam not saying all goths are freaks or violent murderers, however the site itself seems to attract those of like mentality, as in the case of Montreal shooter Kimveer Gill, who was possibly idolized by Virginia Tech shooter, Cho.

I whole heartedly agree... This argument about her being a female, yada, yada... means little to me. Girls in this day and age are just as vicious, if not more so than the guys are. If you don't believe that, go to youtube and watch videos of some of these "sweet, innocent girls," killing #!!

I don't think it has to do with her being female. It has to do with her being 12, and heavily influenced by her 23 year old pedophile boyfriend.