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As a nation, we agree that juveniles, those under the age of eighteen, can not function in a society made for adults. That is why we have age limits set for the rights to serve on a jury, serve in the military, drink alcohol, and drive. There are even special courts set up for juveniles who commit acts of crime, that‘s because most juvenile crimes are petty. But what happens when that act is so great, so unspeakably ghastly, that the juvenile courts can not handle the case. Juvenile murderers should not simply be sentenced to probation or even life in prison. They should be sentenced the same as the adults who commit these heinous crimes. Some people believe that juveniles do not know the difference between what is right and what is wrong, that they act on impulse and tend to not think rationally as adults do. Although this may be true for occurrences such as staying out late at a party or even wanting a piece of candy one can not pay for, almost everyone is taught that violence is wrong from a very early age. As children, we are told, “Don’t bite. Don’t hit.” We learn that fighting leads to pain, and obviously death is a permanent result of killing. There is a major difference in stealing a 50¢ candy and using a 9mm