"Boy, 12, Charged with Murder"

So, last month, I read an article on CNN.com about a 12 year old boy who supposedly shot his dad's pregnant fiance killing both the fiance and the 8 month unborn baby. When I first read the article, I was shocked because the kid is so young. I still am shocked. The boy is two years younger than my little brother. My brother is a freshman in high school, so that means the kid is in 7th grade. He's in middle school! How outrageous is that? Middle School. Do you remember your middle school days? Could you imagine supposedly killing your dad's pregnant fiance, then put in a juvenile detention center waiting to be tried as an adult???
Jordan Brown, the 12 year old, is being tried as an adult! Pennsylvania Law states that a juvenile over 10, in cases of homicide, can be tried as an adult! According to CNN, if he is convicted, he will be sentenced to life in prison. How terrible is that? Can you imagine going to jail at 12, then serving your life in prison? You wouldn't go to a high school and experience or be given the opportunity of high school events such as homecoming, football games, prom. On top of that, you would never get to experience driving a car. You'll never experience going to college. Living day to day in a prison for the rest of your life, life would just be meaningless.
CNN also stated that instead of being convicted for life, he would serve jail time until 21. So, he would serve 9 years, but 9 years of his adolescence, his prime years that serve as a foundation of who he will become. This conviction seems less strict compared to life in prison, but it still is sad. Not only would he not enjoy or experience, or at least have the opportunity to experience the 9 years of his adolescence, he would also have a hard life after. No place would want to hire him. If he does get a job, it wouldn't be the greatest of jobs; it would be a low income job, probably wage based. Life would be unpleasant.
I watched the video today ( http://www.cnn.com/video/#/video/crime/2010/03/15/carroll.juvenile.murder.charge.cnn?hpt=C2 ) to see the updates of the case. In the video, the family of the fiance that died showed no remorse whatsoever for the child. They seem so vengeful. Yes, I understand that two lives were lost and they have every right to be mad and upset. But, it kind of disgusts me how someone can be so vengeful and show so much hatred. On top of that, the poor father. Not only is he trying to cope with losing his fiance and future child, he also is trying to stay a good father and be a support system for his son. Even though this is situation, puts the dad in an awkward position, I think he is doing a fine job of being there for his son. Because if he wasn't there, who would be there for the him?
This crime/situation is just a sad, unfortunate situation in every perspective.