Persecution by prosecution of children
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We the People have reached a stage that we feel must see change in order to give our children fair treatment and justice in our current legal system. The number of children being persecuted and prosecuted within the boundaries of this terrifying legal system is growing everyday and we must stop it before we find no child is safe from political hungry prosecutors and bias judges.
Our research has fueled our beliefs that the federal government is paying each state for the number of adult cases brought into court but a much lesser amount for juvenile cases. This is what we believe is the number one reason why individual state and local courts are transferring children into the adult system. It is time for this to end.
As concerned citizens of these United States, we will support any Bill, Motion or simple idea to end local jurisdiction of decisions that charge juveniles as adults. This is a decision that should be placed in the federal courts where it belongs. By forcing local and state judges and prosecutors to present proper evidence and cause as to why any juvenile they are charging with any crime should be transferred into adult court, it will take away the local and state authority to do just that and make it more difficult. States have overstepped their bounds by charging child after child as adults when it is quite obvious they are still children. If any criminal deserves a chance to rehabilitate, it is a child. But more adults are given that chance than the children our courts are convicting.
By moving the decision to charge a juvenile as an adult into a federal level, local prosecutors seeking to improve their political ambitions and judges who refuse to abide by a federal decision will be forced to accept it without recourse.
A recent example to why this is so important is Judge James Kitchens of Mississippi who presided over the trial of 15-year-old Tyler Edmonds. A former prosecutor himself, Kitchens refused bond for Tyler for the entire time he was awaiting trial. A federal judge ordered Kitchens to give Tyler a bond hearing within two days but he once again refused and suggested the prosecutor on the case file an appeal. This is unacceptable and wrong. This judge sided with the prosecution and decided he would not allow the federal courts to over rule his own decision.
We believe it is time to take that decision away from these local judges and prosecutors and place it at the federal level where these children stand a better chance of being treated fairly and justly.
Thank you.
Our research has fueled our beliefs that the federal government is paying each state for the number of adult cases brought into court but a much lesser amount for juvenile cases. This is what we believe is the number one reason why individual state and local courts are transferring children into the adult system. It is time for this to end.
As concerned citizens of these United States, we will support any Bill, Motion or simple idea to end local jurisdiction of decisions that charge juveniles as adults. This is a decision that should be placed in the federal courts where it belongs. By forcing local and state judges and prosecutors to present proper evidence and cause as to why any juvenile they are charging with any crime should be transferred into adult court, it will take away the local and state authority to do just that and make it more difficult. States have overstepped their bounds by charging child after child as adults when it is quite obvious they are still children. If any criminal deserves a chance to rehabilitate, it is a child. But more adults are given that chance than the children our courts are convicting.
By moving the decision to charge a juvenile as an adult into a federal level, local prosecutors seeking to improve their political ambitions and judges who refuse to abide by a federal decision will be forced to accept it without recourse.
A recent example to why this is so important is Judge James Kitchens of Mississippi who presided over the trial of 15-year-old Tyler Edmonds. A former prosecutor himself, Kitchens refused bond for Tyler for the entire time he was awaiting trial. A federal judge ordered Kitchens to give Tyler a bond hearing within two days but he once again refused and suggested the prosecutor on the case file an appeal. This is unacceptable and wrong. This judge sided with the prosecution and decided he would not allow the federal courts to over rule his own decision.
We believe it is time to take that decision away from these local judges and prosecutors and place it at the federal level where these children stand a better chance of being treated fairly and justly.
Thank you.
226 Signatures
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Randy Shew
- Comments
- To save our children from unfair and unjust treatment in state and local courts, we must work to make it a federal court decision to transfer juveniles into adult courts
- Location
- USA
- Date
- Feb 21, 2005
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Vickie Hatton
- Location
- Louisiana
- Date
- 2/21/05
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Chad Edwards
- Location
- Ohio
- Date
- February 21, 2005
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Lonnie Edwards
- Location
- Ohio
- Date
- February 21, 2005
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Johnny Hatton
- Location
- Louisiana
- Date
- 2/05
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Joyce Lovins
- Comments
- They are children
- Location
- Ind
- Date
- 2-22-05
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Brian Dean
- Location
- Florida
- Date
- 02/23/2005
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Jim McNemar
- Location
- Calif
- Date
- 02/25/05
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Terri Stewart
- Location
- Woodinville, WA 98072
- Date
- 2/26/2006
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Melvin Alexander
- Location
- LA
- Date
- 3/05
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Donna Grimes
- Location
- Colorado
- Date
- 2-28-05
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Iva Wolverton
- Location
- Colorado Springs, Colorado
- Date
- 2/28/05
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Paul J Carpenteer
- Location
- Colorado Springs CO
- Date
- 2/28/2005
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elena bost
- Comments
- we have too many people in prison
- Location
- Colorado Springs, Co
- Date
- feb 28, 2005
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Carol Passon
- Location
- Colorado
- Date
- 28 Feb 05
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James Thom
- Comments
- With Change can come justice With out only suffering
- Location
- Wantagh N.Y. 11793
- Date
- 3/1/05
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Terry Shattuck
- Location
- Colorado Springs Co
- Date
- 3-1-2005
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Shannon Beaubier
- Comments
- Please consider this petition with your heart and soul and give our kids a chance
- Location
- Washington
- Date
- 3/01/2005
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Paula Suasa
- Location
- San Diego, Calif
- Date
- 3-1-05
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Andy Parent
- Comments
- No Child Is An ADULT!!!!!!
- Location
- Wash St
- Date
- 03-02-05
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Scott Miller
- Location
- SC
- Date
- 3/4/05
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Miki Smith
- Location
- Sacramento, CA
- Date
- 3-4-05
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lorna jospeh
- Location
- canada
- Date
- march 10,2005
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Jill Ginter
- Comments
- President Bush I have the utmost respect and admiration for you. You are a fair man and a christian and I am proud that you lead our country!
- Location
- PA 18840
- Date
- 3/12/05
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Daniel Constantin
- Comments
- Organised Managed Abusive Psychiatry is the most Dictatorial Institution ever Invented by evil forces.We can't talk about free countries, where you must be convicted for a crime out of any reasonable doubght,before being punished but you can be imediatly Chemically killed with psychotropic drugs, just because a Psychiatrist unilateraly decide so.Not even in former Soviet Union, NEVER, kids were systematically poisoned at school.
- Location
- MontrŠ¹al,Canada
- Date
- 13.Mars.2005
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Jean Rahill
- Location
- East Providence, Rhode Island
- Date
- 3/13/05
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Sheila Maloney
- Location
- Rock Hill, SC
- Date
- 3/14/05
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Cindy Woodruff
- Comments
- Children are never adults and should not be tried as adults are
- Location
- Texas
- Date
- 3-14-04
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Kane Hooper
- Location
- Melbourne, Australia
- Date
- 17/03/2005
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Edward Galenza
- Comments
- You are hurting my children
- Location
- Atlanta, GA
- Date
- 03/25/05
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Judy Henderson
- Location
- Denver, CO
- Date
- March 29, 2005
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Lori Meade
- Location
- OK
- Date
- 3-31-05
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Krystle Meade
- Location
- OK
- Date
- 3-31-05
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Chris Meade
- Location
- OK
- Date
- 3-31-05
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Cristina Ocasio
- Comments
- stop the injustice!!
- Location
- florida
- Date
- 4/4/05
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Soozin Chandler
- Location
- 315 N. Catalina St.., Burbank, CA, 91505
- Date
- 4/6/2005
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Shawna Garanzuay
- Location
- Massachusetts
- Date
- 04-10-05
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Ann Thomas
- Comments
- Let's help our kids. Prison is legal child abuse. It must stop.
- Location
- Clewiston FL 33440
- Date
- 04/11/2005
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Linda Tull
- Location
- Tequesta Florida
- Date
- 4/12/05
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Barbara A Smith
- Location
- Lake Worth Fl
- Date
- 04-12-2005
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Evelyn Whitton
- Comments
- Kids are not adults, it's time for changes!!
- Location
- Indianapolis, Indiana
- Date
- 4/12/2005
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Kenneth Wayne Parker
- Location
- Jupiter
- Date
- April 12, 2005
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brie loop
- Location
- italy
- Date
- 15 april 05
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Melanie Peterson
- Comments
- Children are NOT Adults, and should never under any circumstances be treated as such. Help us stop the persecution of our children.Free Chris Pittman!!!!!
- Location
- South Carolina
- Date
- April 15,2005
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Lara Isaac
- Comments
- Children are NEVER adults! They do not belong in the adult judicial system. www.justiceforjuveniles.org
- Location
- South Carolina
- Date
- 4/15/05
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Barbara Andrews
- Comments
- FREEDOM FOR MY CHRISTOPHER!! www.christopherpittman.org
- Location
- Michigan
- Date
- April 15, 2005
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Candice L. Brown
- Comments
- Children are not only different from adults physically , but they are even more so mentally and psychologically. Do we feel 12-year-olds are mature enough to drive a car? Of course not...nor are they mature enough for adult courtrooms and adult trials.
- Location
- Charleston, SC
- Date
- April 15, 2005
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Carlos Zamora
- Comments
- Do you remember when your kids were 12? Free Chistopher Pittman
- Location
- California
- Date
- 4/15/2005
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Janet Sisk
- Location
- North Carolina
- Date
- 4-15-05
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Cindy Cain
- Comments
- We took our sons to the Bush Rally in Minnesota. Don't let the children of America down. Yes that means teen-agers!
- Location
- Minnesota
- Date
- April 15, 2005 TAX DAY!!!!!
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