Thirteen-Year-Old Faces 2nd Degree Murder?!

Tessa Majors, a college freshman at Barnard College was stabbed to death in Morningside Park, in New York. Her killer, thirteen year-old has been arrested and faces second-degree murder, robbery and a weapons-related charge, however, as of Friday, he was not charged as an adult.

Beilock shared why she wanted to attend Barnard, Majors wrote: "As an avid feminist, I have striven towards bridging my community gender divide by being outspoken in my classes, taking an intense course on social justice and campaigning for a congressional candidate. i enjoy taking difficult classes and feel invigorated when forced outside of my intellectual comfort zone. I embrace the culture of positivity and growth at Barnard." Majors seems like someone genuine and who strived and desired to contribute change to the world. My first thought when I read about Majors was, where is this thirteen-year-old's mother. It is crazy to think that he stabbed her several times, just to rob her.

As first semester is coming to an end, I decide to put apply the knowledge I have learned. Since this incident just happened, there is not enough evidence or information to conclude charges for this thirteen-year-old boy. This case reminds me of both Lionel Tate, and Brown V. Ferguson. The reason behind the resemblance of Tate is that he is young to be charged with second degree murder and to be fair, he cannot be in prison with much older men. Though, there is no doubt that he deserves a long term sentence perhaps in juvie, then to an adult prison. Charging him with second-degree but not as an adult reminded me of Officer Wilson because there was clearly is huge debate about his charges. I have a hard time deciding on the charge because the young boy premeditated to rob someone and the fact that he stabbed her demonstrates to me that his plan was to stab his victim. However, he did not  plan to stab her specifically, which is why it is hard to come to conclude charges for him.

It is clear that he is way too young to be in prison, which is why he was not charged as an adult, I have somewhat faith for the justice system to realize what he did was wrong and inhumane.