jimpeel
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Only two nations on the face of the earth -- the United States and Somalia -- have not signed the "UN Convention On The Rights Of The Child".
If we ever do, something Bill and Hillary Clinton wanted us to do, we will have this to contend with. Now ... Here is the conundrum.
http://www.unhchr.ch/html/menu3/b/k2crc.htm
Suburban Atlanta Police Charge 3 Boys, Ages 8 and 9, With Rape, Kidnap of Girl, 11
ACWORTH, Ga. — Three boys ages 8 and 9 are under arrest for allegedly raping an 11-year-old girl in the woods near an apartment complex, police say.
The girl's mother reported the alleged rape Sunday, leading authorities to charge the boys with rape, kidnapping and false imprisonment charges.
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The boys' names were being withheld because of their age.
Prosecutors have not decided whether to try the suspects as adults.
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Only two nations on the face of the earth -- the United States and Somalia -- have not signed the "UN Convention On The Rights Of The Child".
If we ever do, something Bill and Hillary Clinton wanted us to do, we will have this to contend with. Now ... Here is the conundrum.
http://www.unhchr.ch/html/menu3/b/k2crc.htm
Article 1
For the purposes of the present Convention, a child means every human being below the age of eighteen years unless under the law applicable to the child, majority is attained earlier.
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Article 37
States Parties shall ensure that:
(a) ...;
(b) No child shall be deprived of his or her liberty unlawfully or arbitrarily. The arrest, detention or imprisonment of a child shall be in conformity with the law and shall be used only as a measure of last resort and for the shortest appropriate period of time;
(c) ...;
(d) ...
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Article 40
1. States Parties recognize the right of every child alleged as, accused of, or recognized as having infringed the penal law to be treated in a manner consistent with the promotion of the child's sense of dignity and worth, which reinforces the child's respect for the human rights and fundamental freedoms of others and which takes into account the child's age and the desirability of promoting the child's reintegration and the child's assuming a constructive role in society.
2. ...
3. States Parties shall seek to promote the establishment of laws, procedures, authorities and institutions specifically applicable to children alleged as, accused of, or recognized as having infringed the penal law, and, in particular:
(a) The establishment of a minimum age below which children shall be presumed not to have the capacity to infringe the penal law; (That age has been loosely established as ten years old.)
(b) Whenever appropriate and desirable, measures for dealing with such children without resorting to judicial proceedings, providing that human rights and legal safeguards are fully respected.
4. A variety of dispositions, such as care, guidance and supervision orders; counselling; probation; foster care; education and vocational training programmes and other alternatives to institutional care shall be available to ensure that children are dealt with in a manner appropriate to their well-being and proportionate both to their circumstances and the offence.