Is 3.5 years enough of a sentence for assault, murder and grand theft?

It's definitely not enough. I've heard of teens who have done not even as bad as that and got 17 years or so. That's terrible. I can't see how people can be so screwed up as to steal, beat, and murder. And if they are that screwed up, they're a danger to society and I think the girls need a lot more time, if not life. They should have at least 20-30 years.

That's doesn't seem like adequate enough punishment in my opinion. Besides, in my opinion nothing will rehabilitate someone better than prison. When I was younger, an ex of mine and his friend committed a murder. Both were young at the time. And one got two life sentences and the other got twenty-five years. I understand these girls were young but still, even as a teenager you're aware of your actions, and you make your dscisions and you have to deal with the consequences. If you're old enough to take someone's life then you're old enough to do the time.

they should have gotten more like 10 years, the justice system tends to be easier on women, especially white women

I think that it is a crime that these girls just basically got a slap on the wrists. If they show the ability to be able to do something like that, they should be put away for a long time, I think that rehabilitating is just another way of saying our prisons are too croweded as it is so I am going to be easy on you and when you get out you can do it all over again. What is the matter with people anymore? Is there no respect for human life at all. That man did not deserve what he got and they should have to pay dearly for the pain and suffering that they caused him. if the laws were stiffer about punishing the crimes committed, and young people knew what they were going to face for doing wrong, it may or may not have an impact on what they are thinking about doing.

Part of the problem with teenagers today is that they know they are going to get off with a light sentence. If judges and juries would be more willing to make examples out of kids like this, things would improve. If they are old enough to make these decisions, they are old enough to suffer the consequences. I have no patience for this type of behavior. Great topic !

Looing to their age,but looking to their actions they should be punished more, is my view.

i think a more active roll in sentecing is needed i wonder if they would concider doing it again if part of there sentence was to be beaten to a pulp and left on the side of the road.sounds a bit hard i know but it works.i was liveing in a ruff area houses were broken in to all the time and assults were common.2 guys climbed over my fence they were heading for my house i let my dog out he dropped both of them i also ran at them and gave them a major reason not to come in my yard.word got around real fast and i noticed they just left me alone.more for the reason they knew if they were caught it would hurt.it didnt seem to stop them though they just sort out easyer targets there not scared of the police and the court and jail system is a joke but if you give em a good belting and make it hurt they sure seem to take notice

I don't think three and a half years is near long enough of a sentence for this person. Those teenage girls need to be taught a lesson for other teenagers who are planning to do the same thing to someone else. their punishemnt does not fit the crime at all. I don't think they can be rehabilitated either because they have done a very bad thing at a very young age. Just think of what they will do when they become adults?

Wow, that's awful! Especially that they were so proud of what they had done! I completely agree with you, it doesn't sound like they're going to be rehabilitated, especially if they had no remorse. They're probably just going to brag about it even more cause they got away with murder and hardly even had to pay for it. Those girls obviously knew what they were doing and don't even care, so I think they should have the strictest sentence possible. I can only imagine how horrible that must be for that man's family, knowing that those girls are barely getting punished for what they did to him!

I don't think that is harsh enough punishment. They showed no remorse and laughed about it. They were proud of what they did. They should have been given more than rehab. They didn't care that they hurt someone plus wrecked his means of income. I think they need jail time to see how serious this really is. They will do something wrong again and not care what person they hurt in the process. All they got was a smack on the hand and that wasn't even a hard smack.

Though they are teenagers they did know that's it's a crime and that it's bad.So why sending them back to society after 3,5 years they almost killed someone.They already took his life in the physical way.3,5 years is way too short. They know right from wrong so why treating them like a baby.Just treat them like adults

Basicly I think modern day justice is a joke, sometimes I think you would be better off as a criminal as they seem to be treated better than victims.

I don't believe that the judge in this case did the victim justice. This girls got a slap on the wrist for what they did to this poor man. Who is going to have to live with this the rest of his life. And what kind of life is he really going to have? In my eyes the judge failed not only the victim but also these girls. Because he isn't really teachinf them a lesson.I understand that they are still young but neither of them sound remorseful for all of the suffering they put this poor man through.