Justice for John Silva

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In 2001, John Silva, a 15 year old child in Florida, was convicted of First Degree Murder and sentenced to prison for the term of Life Without Parole.
Charging children as adults is WRONG, no matter what the circumstance.
To throw a CHILD in prison for their entire LIFE is a travesty.
All children deserve the chance to redeem themselves.
John, at the age of 15, was not physically capable of understanding the consequences of his actions.
He should have been held accountable as the CHILD that he was.
Please give John a chance at living a life outside of prison.

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Shana Thornton
- Comments
- John Silva was a CHILD, not an adult!
- Location
- Arizona
Stephen Schofield
- Location
- Cedar Springs, MI
Barbara Andrews
- Comments
- Children are NOT adults!
- Location
- www.christopherpittman.org
Knightgale
- Comments
- Indeed ONLY a child, LIFE WITHOUT PAROLE is "A LIVING DEATH SENTENCE,"STATE SANCTIONED ""CHILD ABUSE", this "child" should NEVER have seen inside an ADULT courtroom. This is CRUEL & INHUMANE, a violation of his Amendments Rights
- Location
- Al
Shantal Smith
- Comments
- I don't know him but I do know that he commited a crime, and he at the age of 15 knew right from wrong, and also knew the conquences of his actions
- Location
- Bullhead City Arizona
Casey Kilbourne
- Comments
- Life without at least a chance of parole is unjust punishment for a crime committed as a child
- Location
- Alabama
MARYLIN ALEXANDER
- Comments
- John was a Juvenile and should have been prosecuted within the Juvenile System.
- Location
- FL
Katy Porter
- Comments
- No Child should be treated as an adult, Ever.
- Location
- Alabama
Miles Kendall
- Comments
- America should be ashamed of themselves throwing their own children into ADULT prisons. What a POOR example of humanity.
- Location
- United Kingdom
Melissa Phillips
- Comments
- John was a CHILD!!!! The United States MUST stop throwing away their children! http://www.freejosh.com
- Location
- Jacksonville, Florida
valerie stossel
- Location
- florida
Vanessa Dumey
- Comments
- Treat adults as adults and children as children. Simple.
- Location
- Palm Coast, FL
steve morgan
- Comments
- John is innocent, free the poor soul. Give him a fair trial. Make the Justice system right by allowing him to have a lawer and havd a fair trial. Stop abusing the system. This has gone too far, not giving KIDS a free justice trial.
- Location
- missouri
shawn
- Comments
- stop hurting john silva, be a human being and do it, stop treating him like a old person, hes a kid, he is innocent, he did not kill anyone, tired of this crap from jury, judge and prosecuter. people who dont give john a fair trial has got to be the biggest moron ever alive.
- Location
- kcmo
alex dobson
- Location
- kansas
Derek
- Comments
- Give him the retrial hedeserves, his attorney sucked outloud and took him and used him. Have somebackbone and find him innocent. I betta he is innocent evento begin with. Florida really is screwed up to be called American. Don't throw kids away, your causing kids thinking suicide and how there no good, when kids are special. How would you Florida clowns like it to be treted in abuse. SHAME ON YOU FLORIDA. I used to live in that disgusting place. Every kid should noy be allowed to live there or be in Florida if this is the way your gonna be.
- Location
- missouri
Don and Cindy Wilson
- Comments
- Stop this abuse now. Stop charging him as an adult. He deseves a retrial, the one he had was no fair. Everyone is titiled to have a fair trial. If you all can give adults a fair trial then you sure can give kids a fair trial. Stop being so cold hearted Florida.
- Location
- Missouri
maria anderson
- Comments
- take him away from prison and put him back with his family. He is no adult.
- Location
- new york/missouri
Maria Michelle Anderson
- Location
- new york
Cari Barichello
- Location
- Illinois
margie jump
- Comments
- Stop eating our kids for profit
- Location
- NV
kimberly Kleinfelder
- Location
- dayton,Ohio
shawn
- Comments
- with people not giving him a retrial and a fair trial and all court not freeing him is so gay and you suck if u do not let john free. god hates the sin
- Location
- missouri
Debbie Gavin
- Location
- Australia
James Thom
- Comments
- John had the absolute worst public defender on this earth! he provided absolutly no defence Called no wittnesses said nothing. Then after it was all over never even bothered to file an appeal. This is American Justice?? This was a pathetic travisty perpetrated on a boy who knew nothing about the system. We need to look closly at this breech in the 'System'
- Location
- Wantagh N.Y. 11793
whitney
- Location
- texas
Vickie Hatton
- Location
- Louisiana
Chad Edwards
- Location
- Ohio
Randy Shew
- Comments
- В
- Location
- North Carolina
Johnny Hatton
- Comments
- John Silva was not MENTALLY able to understand, not physically.
- Location
- Louisiana
Cari Barichello
- Location
- Illinois
John Paul Osborn
- Comments
- Mandatory minimum sentencing of children is directly akin to state sanctioned child abuse. It is immoral and, in civilized society, should be criminal. Lazy politicians who supported the laws which allowed this to happen to John Silva and the prosecutor's office who decided to try him as an adult share equally in the slow destruction of a young person's life and are reminders of how incredibly cruel and unjust Floridas legal system has become. If you have children, keep them as far away from Florida as you can, it is a dangerous place.
- Location
- Union, NJ
Linda Halle
- Comments
- Awareness must grow, laws must change, and fast.
- Location
- Nokesville Va
C.L.Alexander
- Location
- FL
Lori Meade
- Location
- Dewey,Oklahoma
Chris Meade
- Location
- Dewey,Oklahoma
Krystle Meade
- Location
- Dewey/Oklahoma
Cindy Woodruff
- Location
- Texas
Brian Oliver
- Location
- St. Louis, MO
Laura Avery
- Location
- South Carolina, US
Patricia Williams
- Comments
- Another Injustice Served Our Children
- Location
- California
Janet Sisk
- Comments
- A child is considered a child in every aspect governed under the laws of the United States and should be considered a child in the United States court system.
- Location
- NC
Jackie Morris
- Location
- Metuchen, NJ
KATHY HARRIS
- Comments
- This is a barbaric practice. Florida should be ashamed of itself for leading the nation in incarcerating its children in adult prison. If John were a 35 year old man, I sincerely doubt that he would have received this harsh of a sentence. The USA has declared "open season" on children. In fact, the younger they are, they will receive the stiffest penalties. Is this really any way to handle crime? I don't think so.
- Location
- Pensacola, FL
Lily P Blume
- Location
- SC
Sheila Maloney
- Comments
- В
- Location
- SC
Navid Azizi
- Comments
- В
- Location
- Portland, OR
John Paul Osborn
- Comments
- Florida's tradition of destroying children, both those who commit crimes and those who are innocent victims, continues. Until this barbaric practice ends, Florida will continue to be a dangerous place for children to live. Florida legislators, the DCF, Florida prosecutors and Florida judges are all guilty of state sanctioned child abuse. John Silva is but a small example of how Florida destroys kids, instead of recognizing that ALL children are deserving of rehabiliation and a chance at life.
- Location
- Union, NJ
Melanie Peterson
- Comments
- Children are NOT Adults, and should never under any circumstances be treated as such. Help us stop the persecution and prosecution of our children.
- Location
- South Carolina
Susan Fillebrown
- Comments
- Change juvenile laws NOW!
- Location
- Illinois

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