He saw no way out of his situation except to kill his abuser and his mother, who had done nothing to protect him. He was sentenced to life without parole. Jacob Ind was sentenced without regard for his abused mental state at the time of the murder. The attorney interviewed in the video mentioned that for abusers, child abuse was the “perfect crime” because the abused child rarely fought back or reported them, because they still depended on the abusers as caregivers. As such, Jacob Ind felt trapped in his situation and acted in the only way he could think of as an adolescent. His situation and mental state should have had some effect on the sentencing he was to be given. Another reason why juveniles should only be tried as adults in certain circumstances is society has taken to judging adolescents who are vaguely involved with crime harshly. For example, in the video “When Kids Get Life”, Erik Jensen was sentenced to life without parole, though he did nothing but witness the murder and help get rid of the evidence. He was given the same sentence as the murderer Nathan Ybenez himself without ever having a hand in the murders themselves. The video also mentioned that 25% of juveniles sentenced to life
He saw no way out of his situation except to kill his abuser and his mother, who had done nothing to protect him. He was sentenced to life without parole. Jacob Ind was sentenced without regard for his abused mental state at the time of the murder. The attorney interviewed in the video mentioned that for abusers, child abuse was the “perfect crime” because the abused child rarely fought back or reported them, because they still depended on the abusers as caregivers. As such, Jacob Ind felt trapped in his situation and acted in the only way he could think of as an adolescent. His situation and mental state should have had some effect on the sentencing he was to be given. Another reason why juveniles should only be tried as adults in certain circumstances is society has taken to judging adolescents who are vaguely involved with crime harshly. For example, in the video “When Kids Get Life”, Erik Jensen was sentenced to life without parole, though he did nothing but witness the murder and help get rid of the evidence. He was given the same sentence as the murderer Nathan Ybenez himself without ever having a hand in the murders themselves. The video also mentioned that 25% of juveniles sentenced to life