The issue of underage prosecution is a huge controversy, but it must be handled delicately. On one hand, children are our future, and are not mature enough to understand the full aspects of right versus wrong. But on the other hand, murder is murder, a crime no matter who commits it. With that in mind, do we give our future a second chance, or put them behind bars and throw away the key before they get a chance to change the world? Surprisingly, there are people that want to bring justice to everyone, even kids. To begin with, convicted children will learn (and expect), that they will get a lesser sentence because of their age. As a result, the lesser punishment most likely won’t affect them and they will be out on the streets, messing up again and again. Therefore the age restriction should be abolished so that children tried as adults will be forced to realize the consequences of their actions and it will stop them from committing similar crimes in the future. The public feels that the juvenile court systems’ only aim is to guide and treat children under eighteen, instead of facing the consequences of the crime or crimes they committed, deeming it useless. Children that are tried as minors and given a lesser sentence then they deserve does not give the public any guarantee that the child will not have a relapse and commit another crime of an equal or greater offense. To sum it up, children and adults should be granted the same sentences for murder because the highest punishable crime should not have any exceptions. For example, specialists say children as young as nine years old are capable of committing murder, but they do not have the mental capacity to fully understand the consequences of their actions, or how much damage it can cause. Minors that are given life sentences will not understand that they will have to live in a twelve by seven, metal cage for the rest of their lives. Furthermore, the age factor is taken into consi