Dylan Klebold and Eric Harris are forever linked with school violence. Their actions dramatically altered the lives of their victim's families, their fellow classmates, teachers, and the community. Young killers take it upon themselves to do the work of God and ruin the lives of everyone who gets in their way. But, the mind of a young killer is a sensitive one and the decisions it makes have no bearing on right or wrong. For instance, Nathaniel Abraham, an 11-year-old from Pontiac, Michigan shot and killed 18-year-old Ronnie Greene Jr. with a .22 caliber rifle. Nathaniel said he was aiming for the trees but instead shot and killed a man who will never get another chance at life. It has not yet been decided whether or not Abraham should be tried as an adult or a minor, but if he is convicted as an adult Abraham could face life in prison without the possibility of parole. Throughout his case, Abraham's defense has been that he has the mental capacity of a younger child and that the murder was not premeditated. Whether or not he is mentally unstable or inadequate has no say in this matter, but simply, he committed a crime and should pay for it. As the Bible states, "an eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth." This increase in juvenile crimes has led the court system to believe that the justice system is not harsh enough. It is obvious that juvenile offenders do not take their sentences seriously, whether they are convicted of a serious crime or not. Therefore, the only way to let them understand that the crime they have committed is serious, the government must set a precedent for young teens now by inflicting harsher penalties on minors who break the law.
             The death penalty is the most extreme consequence for juveniles and is the most publicly debated topic in America. But long before CNN covered all the late breaking news, and long before television for that matter, the early colonial patriots put to death minors. The first recorded e...