They actually were to bullied another kid like in the movie, causing the kid to jump to his/her death?
I think the anti-bullying policies are more stricter now than in the past, but if supposely a group of kids did that now, would they serve adult time (judge as adults?) or still as juvenile?
How long would their sentences be??
Well, in the movie Robin doesn't actually "jump" to her death; she accidentally falls backward through the window. The older kids were being mean and taunting her, but I wouldn't classify it as "bullying" in the strict sense of the word.
To answer your question, if something similar happened today, I don't think the kids would serve any time at all if things went down as they do in the movie . . . which is to say, accidentally. Now if the child were pushed (or jumped to avoid the taunting) then yes, I do believe there would be definite consequences for the victimizers.
I imagine that if something like this happened in real life, there would be an extensive investigation to see if all of the kids were telling the truth and if their stories had any details that contradicted each other and also to see if their stories lined up with the truth. But since it was an accident, I think they wouldn't get in any severe trouble. This event would follow them for the rest of their lives, yes, but legally they would get away with it.
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I would have to say it all depends on the judge and the jury in the courtroom. They just might try them as adults.
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They wouldn't have been tried as adults in 1980. Not a chance. It was an accident, and likely they wouldn't have gotten into any trouble. I don't think the kids were being "bullies" really. Sure it wasn't vey nice, but they were just overdoing their game more than anything. Kelly/Nick/Jude don't really seem like the bully types.
shareIn 1980 they would not of been tried as Adults. However it was an accident. There would of been no trial if the police detectives did there job correctly!
The death was unintentional and accidental, so with no evidence to the contrary it's unlikely the children would be charged. Frankly the public knowing of this incident is what would haunt them. Some people would probably say the accident was their fault, or that they got away with murder, and that would probably hit the kids pretty hard.
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Since Robin's death occurred in 1974, and Nick's dad was a cop...it would have been ruled accidental if the truth had been revealed at the time. I'm wondering though...even if Alex saw Robin's tormentors escaping the abandoned convent, wouldn't Kim remember seeing Nick walking on the ledge during their "Killers Are Coming" game (right before she ran back to school to retrieve a forgotten book)???
shareThis is something that's always bothered me. Alex might have had his own reasons for keeping quiet about what the other kids did (i.e., biding his time to get back at them in his own way). But Kim certainly would have told her parents and the police about Nick playing at the convent, and maybe about the other kids too if she'd noticed their bikes parked in front. One of those moments when you have to willingly suspend disbelief, I guess.
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It was an accident. They were taunting her, but she was the one who backed out if the window. They didn't actually commit a crime.
Now, if they actually pushed her or something? They were white, suburban juveniles. And a couple were girls. They would likely be charged as juveniles and probably go to placement until they were 21 or so depending in the jurisdiction. Or less. Some juvenile courts lose jurisdiction at 18.
They are barely old enough to be charged even if they intentionally killed her. No judge is sending them away for that long.
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I grew up with white, suburban children and I agree with you about them, although all kids can be pretty awful regardless of race or neighborhood.
I am not a bitch (that was a rather extreme name to call me, wasn't it?). I'm just telling it like it is. They didn't commit a crime that they could be prosecuted for.
Whether they were morally responsible for her death is another story.
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Hanging.
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