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=****Title:****3 teens accused of setting boy on fire face attempted murder charges= =**Summary:**= this article is about three teenage boys, Denver Jarvis and Matthew Bent, age 15, and Jesus Mendez, age 16, from Fort Lauderdale Florida, who were charged with attempted murder in the second degree on monday, November 9, 2009, the boys were charged for setting 15 year old Michael Brewer on fire. The Victim suffered third degree burns on 65 percent of his body. 15 year old Matthew Bent 15 year old Micheal Brewer and his mother 15 year old Jesus Mendez 15 year old Denver Jarvis
 * Prosecutorand other's point of view:**The prosecutor in this case thought that the punishment of this just, or fair to the crime. However the lawyer representing one of the boy accused of commiting this crime thought that the punishment was unjust, becuses his client had no history of criminal behavior aside from a few misdemeanors. the lawyer claims that the juvenile system is disigned to handle children criminally charged, but Broward county choose to ignore the juvenile system and he felt asthough this wasn't right. This is still an active and ongoing investigation.
 * Adolescence/ Justice:**compared to what we talked about in class this case is totally different. These adolescents were tried as adults, their ages didn't make a difference. I feel that if these kids get life in prison, that would be fair, because they knew what they were doing when they sat that little boy on fire. They should pay for the crime by spending the rest of their lives in jail because that little boy has to spend the rest of his life suffering the consequences, so why shouldn't they?
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picture victim (Michael Brewer) and mother

[|__http://img.coxnewsweb.com/C/09/11/63/image_8663119.jpg__] picture of Matthew Bent, 15 [|__http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_j-DUX_c9sAg/StZ4YbEln0I/AAAAAAAAEB8/1ZXaUYEWgx4/s400/Michael+Brewer+Jesus+Mendez.jpg__]

Picture of Jesus Mendez, 16 [|__http://www.truecrimereport.com/Denver-Jarvis.jpg__] picture of Denver Jarvis, 15