Simple,, 'cause when he'll be getting out of prison he'll be what 34,, at 34 you still need a place to live, and all those stuff, if you don't educate the guy or do nuthing about him, what do you think he'll be able to do when he'll get out,, doing illegal stuff!!.
The message to the victim's family. last november, in a small town in quebec, a 14 y.o. boy gave a punch to the head of another in school over a stupid hat. That boy died from that hit. Of course the 14y.o. been arrested and all. Well he's been sentenced yesterday to 6 months of house arrest. article here My point is that the parents of the victim said that they're happy, they never wished that the teen would have to go in detention.
Alright in this case you can say it was an accident,, there's a difference between a school fight and a school rampage. But still, we can't say for sure what the family of those victims wants when it's teens involved. You want them to pay for what they have done, but not more than they deserve