The least they could have done was deny that there was a kidnapping and claim it was a prank. Basically all the witnesses would have favored that defense.
They were just little boys trying to be gangstas and it blew up in their faces. Now they have the rest of their lives to learn their lesson with no chance of getting out of prison.
What is it with you? You want these scumbags to get away with it? I can't believe how apathetic people have become. We're at the point, where cops are practically wishing that they wind up finding a bodie mutilated beyond repair so that they have an "interesting" case. Geezes, there goes my faith in humans, once again.
No one said anything about wanting these guys to get away with it. Personally, I too, was astounded at how stupid they were, too. They thought killing the boy was a smarter option than simply getting him wasted and dropping him back at his parents house?
"Why do you say this to me when you know I will kill you for it?"