Alabama held off resentencing Miller—whose SPECIFIC sentence SCOTUS declared unconstitutional in Miller v AL in 2012—until this week, almost a decade later.
And mere days after SCOTUS made it easier to sentence kids to life without parole.
Which AL did.
al.com/news/2021/04/e…
And mere days after SCOTUS made it easier to sentence kids to life without parole.
Which AL did.
al.com/news/2021/04/e…
The judge noted growth, but then expressed his own scientific sense that he was “unsure” if Miller could function outside controlled settings.
And based on his gut instinct, declared no one should ever be able to reevaluate his decision ever again, until Miller dies in prison.
And based on his gut instinct, declared no one should ever be able to reevaluate his decision ever again, until Miller dies in prison.
The arrogance of the judges, the arrogance of the SCOTUS justices who perpetuate this, the arrogance of the legislatures who authorize this and the prosecutors who impose and defend these sentences.
And the cold indifference to the struggles of struggling children.
And the cold indifference to the struggles of struggling children.
Miller was abused, attempted suicide several times, starting at SIX.
He is not “incorrigible.” He was a hurt, suffering child. I mean, he claimed he was “God” when he committed his crime.
This doesn’t point to moral failings demanding “an answer.” This demands something else.
He is not “incorrigible.” He was a hurt, suffering child. I mean, he claimed he was “God” when he committed his crime.
This doesn’t point to moral failings demanding “an answer.” This demands something else.
That’s not to say he should have just been set free. That’s not to say that there is no need for accountability.
But the idea that just locking up the CHILD whose actions were simply the most visible part of a vast web of failures is justice or accountability or safety is… no.
But the idea that just locking up the CHILD whose actions were simply the most visible part of a vast web of failures is justice or accountability or safety is… no.
We are, again, the ONLY country in the world that thinks this way. That defines children as “incorrigible.” That believe judges should be allowed to predict the entire future of a child with zero chance for future review.
It is incomprehensible on every level.
It is incomprehensible on every level.
Jesus Christ.
Too FEW suicide attempts by a child to show sufficient brokenness … given all the abuse he had suffered.
Just… dear God.
Too FEW suicide attempts by a child to show sufficient brokenness … given all the abuse he had suffered.
Just… dear God.
https://twitter.com/Josh_Moon/status/1387162793510645761
I’d add: we have no written opinion yet, and there was an earlier hearing in 2017 that didn’t produce anything for unknown reasons.
But seems remarkable that this comes down literally days after SCOTUS gutted the rule implicitly made in Miller’s own case.
But seems remarkable that this comes down literally days after SCOTUS gutted the rule implicitly made in Miller’s own case.
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