Item: Should Idaho stop allowing minors to be tried as adults? Two Canyon County cases raise questions about the prosecution of children/Kristin Rodine, Idaho Statesman

More Info: No formal effort to change Idaho law has begun, and local lawmakers say they haven't been contacted yet. But Tucker and others are setting their sights on a legal system that requires adult prosecution of youths age 14 and up who are accused of certain serious crimes including murder, rape and first-degree arson. Children younger than 14 also can be tried as adults if a judge approves. National advocacy groups have embraced the case, and a local criminal justice professor says the issue is ripe for review.

Question: Do you think children as young as young as 14 who commit violent crimes should be prosecuted as adults?