“19 years for destroying a boy and his family...there is no justice.”
Agreed 100%.
Why should the perp get a lighter sentence simply because the victim didn’t die?
The penalty for ATTEMPTED murder should be the same as 1st degree murder.
The act was premeditated. The victim just didn’t cooperate by dying, as the perp intended.
“The penalty for ATTEMPTED murder should be the same as 1st degree murder.”
If you attempt to buy illegal drugs and buy a placebo it’s still the same charge. Maybe not a perfect corollary, but.......