Sarah Kruzan: Sentenced to Life Without Parole at Age 16

This story is very sad. When children don't know any better or don't have a decent 'stand up' adult in their life, what are they to do when they feel as if they have no protection or anyone to look out for them? They begin to fend for themselves and or consider the first person that shows them some type of "love" and or attention as a type of 'parent figure'. I am not in any way saying that what Sarah did was right, but at the same time I don't think that her situation was really taken into into consideration by the court. She was a minor in trouble, fighting for her life.

Therefore, in my opinion under the grim circumstances she should have been prosecuted as a juvenile. She made a choice to take back her life, but in the process took the life of another. She knew what she was doing, but they are several plea bargains that she could have taken. I noticed in the video that Sarah kept apologizing saying she knew it wasn't right to take G.G.'s life and that she knew deserved punishment. Okay! That's a given, if a crime is committed, yes you should be reprimanded; BUT for every "I'm sorry" that came out of her mouth, who should be held accountable for all the emotional, physical, and mental abuse that she suffered growing up?

In the beginning of the video it was said that her mother was on drugs and she abused Sarah. Where there any reports made, was Sarah ever removed from her home? Was she ever in the custody of the state?; Or was Sarah one of the children that the system failed and let slip through the cracks? Sarah is now 29 so she has been incarcerated for 13 YEARS! This is a shame! Rapists can commit a slew of crimes serve a few years and be released. There is something seriously wrong with this picture! TBC...