Press: We owe Eldon this much

In a recent editorial, the Coeur d’Alene Press advocates for mental health treatment for Eldon Gale Samuel III, who was convicted by a Kootenai County jury of murdering his father and his brother in Coeur d’Alene:

It’s entirely possible that Eldon Samuel III is incorrigible, that the damage inflicted on him during his first 14 years of life precludes any possibility of the now 16-year-old ever being a productive member of society. But what if he’s not? What if he has a future? Let’s find out. Eldon, convicted of first degree murder in the brutal slaying of his little brother and second degree murder for killing his abusive, drug-addled father, could be headed to life in prison when Kootenai County District Court Judge Benjamin Simpson sentences him. But there are other options that Simpson will consider after a special two-day sentencing hearing that starts April 4. More here.

Question: Do you agree/disagree with the advocacy of the Press that Samuel should be sentenced to mental health treatment until he is 21 and then re-assessed to see if it’s safe to set him free?