Just to let you know, I only consulted Keith, who is a lawyer, about the question as to whether an adult can be tried as a minor. The answer is no, and Cameron can't be tried as a minor. He lost that privilege the day he turned 18. Keith chose to respond to you. I didn't ask him to.
And for the record, I don't care if you agree with me. You can think Cameron Herrin should be sentenced to dance the Lambada for six years for all I care.
I care about factual information. And as for you personally, I was not talking about you when I discussed those who find no sympathy for the actual victims, instead talking about nothing but Cameron. "Do we want Cameron to be a third victim?" they say?
I'm sorry. What? The third victim would be her husband, and subsequent victims would be her parents and siblings. No parent should ever have to bury their child. I'm talking about the TikToker who, in response to hearing about this, said, "Poor boy! He doesn't do it in purpose [sic]!" There is somethign seriously wrong with the brain of someone who hears about an accident that kills two people, and their sympathy goes first to the killer. Not the victims, not the loved ones of the victims, but to the killer.
I couldn't care less about your opinion. You're not even a citizen of the U.S., much less a resident of Florida. I care about the facts you bungled. Let's talk about facts.
You are incorrect, as always. The judge never considered trying him as a minor. The judge considered trying him as a "youthful offender."
It's right here. Here is the video you're talking about, and the timestamp is set to the point where the judge clearly says he considered trying Cameron Herrin as a "youthful offender."
A youthful offender is not a minor!
What's the definition of "youthful offender" under Florida state law?
It's right here, on this page: http://www.leg.state.fl.us/statutes/index.cfm?App_mode=Display_Statute&URL=0900-0999/0958/Sections/0958.04.html
You can clearly see, on this website:
"958.04 Judicial disposition of youthful offenders.—
(1) The court may sentence as a youthful offender any person:
(a) Who is at least 18 years of age or who has been transferred for prosecution to the criminal division of the circuit court pursuant to chapter 985;
(b) Who is found guilty of or who has tendered, and the court has accepted, a plea of nolo contendere or guilty to a crime that is, under the laws of this state, a felony if such crime was committed before the defendant turned 21 years of age;"
He didn't say he considered trying Cameron as a minor, someone under the age of 18. He said he considered trying him as a "youthful offender," which means he's at least 18 years of age and the crime was committed before 21 years of age. And he must have pleaded guilty or nolo contrendo (no contest) to the charge.
A minor and a "youthful offender" is clearly not the same thing, since a minor or "juvenile offender" is someone under the age of 18 and it doesn't matter how they plead.
The definition of juvenile offender is here, and they have different sentencing guidelines: http://www.leg.state.fl.us/statutes/index.cfm?App_mode=Display_Statute&URL=0900-0999/0921/Sections/0921.1402.html