It had been a principle of the English common law for centuries that each member of a group of assailants is guilty with the main perpetrator of the crime the perpetrator commits. This concept of the equal guilt of the accomplice has been codified in state criminal law statutes.

Each of the five horrid little fiends who were part of the heinous act of attempting to murder Michael Brewer should be sentenced to life terms of servitude at a prison run exactly as was that known to history as Devil's Island, the prison that was depicted in the film Papillon (1973).

If these kids do not get tried as adults there is a major issue with our justice system.
I believe for Jeremy's own safty he should probley move out of Florida.
The part that get's me is if the Jarvis parents were more parents and did not get in trouble with the law, there kids may not be in this situation right now.
All these kids are a danger to themselves and others. if this crime is not horrific enough to change these kids as adults, I do not know what crime would quailfy.

I hope these punks all get convicted as adults and they all get gang raped in prison. Then they might learn a lesson.

Ok, so you printed a story for having them charged as adults, where is the other side? I am going to go opposite Sherie and say if these KIDS get tried as adults there is something wrong with our judicial system. They are after all KIDS, who make stupid decisions, thats why we don't let them drive or drink or vote. Can't have it both ways.

I can't help but wonder if these kids knew what they were doing. I suggest that violence is so gratuitous in the youth's culture that what happens afterward is not given a second thought. Did they not think that a burnt kid would not be a problem later when the authorities asked how it happened?

To Barb: I guess you'll wait until a crime of a similar nature is committed against one of your family members to demonstrate how gracious you would be against the perpetrators.

I find it ironic that the same people who beg, "They're just children!" concerning the legal system, support giving minors access to contraception/abortion, banned books, and explicit materials.

The fact is, 13 y.o.s and were considered near adults in the colonial U.S., when lifespans were shorter and less formal education was needed for an agrarian society. Obviously we can't return to those days, but there was nothing of the teen pathologies we see today. I'm beginning to think my Christian school teachers who talked about MTV being the "Devil's music" were on to something, too.

I remember when my daughter started getting in trouble, and we said we wanted her to face consequences, and told the judge so, he looked at us and said "What kind of parents are you?"

Sometimes you just can't win.

Judging his family finances based on the way his home looks on the news, this family can not afford to pick up and move away, let alone pay his medical costs. The monsters that did this should be decapitated, thus preventing the even more horrific crimes they will be committing in the future. Anyone capable of doing this to another human being at such a young age is a dead monster inside and shouldn't continue living.

Senior at UF | wrote:
"Ok, so you printed a story for having them charged as adults, where is the other side? I am going to go opposite Sherie and say if these KIDS get tried as adults there is something wrong with our judicial system. They are after all KIDS, who make stupid decisions, thats why we don't let them drive or drink or vote. Can't have it both ways."

Senior UF, You sound young and that is one reason you probably think these kids should be charged as Juvies. However, harsh sentencing is what we want young people like you to realize (to stay out of trouble and protect the public) and why we MUST charge these kids to the full extent of the law, as adults. Four of these thugs are only a couple years away from being 18. If they don't know right from wrong, they are too far gone and a danger to us all. We must set an example. What if this had happened to you, Senior UF, should we slap them on the hand and say 'boys will be boys', while you spend years of having therapy and scars, and pain that most of us couldn't imagine? If they're not charged as adults, our Justice System has failed Mikey Brewer and his family, and the rest of us. (If it was my child, I'd want the evil creatures burned at the stake, so in society, we need to compromise -- at least 20 years is a good start.)

D25,
Your comments should have been directed at barb, not Senior at UF. Your name appears BELOW your comment, not above it. Understandable error. Happens all the time here.

And Barb,
I did not intend this item to be for or against charging them as adults. I intended it to be a discussion of parental responsibility, not necessarily criminal accountability.

As a reporter covering this story, I'm not at liberty to share many thoughts that I have, but I am willing to share a question I've asked several people who have been sources at various points: If you were the lawyer defending one of these clients, and you knew the prosecutor gave ANY weight to public pressure in deciding to be more harsh to your client, wouldn't you use that as grounds to appeal to a judge?

You are all god damn blood thirsty monsters yourself calling those KIDS monsters and all the horrific things I am reading about you revengful peopel!!!!!!

THEY ARE KIDS!!!!Kids do stuipid things and are NOT aware of the consequences.
Oh lord, I am so glad to live in Europe where we HELP kids like that!!!!

@dp - pig!

@sherie

You have very low instincts.

@marilyn

you are such a hippocrat.

Those kids need Help, maybe a Bootcamp to make them better!
I am sure they already learned their lesson while locked away for several weeks from their family and friends. And after all - those kids where friends befor with Michael - I bet you anything they did not run around and say "yeah we are going to kill them" they are dump kids who did a very very dump thing. That does not justify the fact they should be locked up for the rest of their lifes with chain saw murders and child abusers. ....
But NO - peopel like you make prisons the biggest business in the US!!!!

I feel very sorry for you and you bad judgment.....

Mrs. Womack - I hope theire is not ONE single night anymore where you can sleep good....how blood thirsty can anybody be??? You!

Lisa: Why do we always turn the perp into a victim? They made a choice. Only thing young about them was that they thought they could get away with it.

Justice needs to fit the crime. (And darn it I don't want to be anything like Europe if we put the perps in treatment and let them go.) In the USA, we have huge numbers of kids being raised poorly by their parents. We need to send a strong message and we NEED to make parents share in the conviction.

How can you fix someone who doesn't know better than to set a person on fire?

ok, the names of the posts appear at the very end.

well - then i´d like to say something to
@senioridiot at uf:

i bet you where a worse kid them all of them together...karma is going to get you ....i hope!

D25 - because they ARE victims! ...of their parents. I have lived in Boca Raton for over 2 years, i have seen so many trailer trash parents - i was unbelievebal. It is not the kids that are bad to begin with - it is your society. Notice something? you answerd your own question - they are being raised poorly by their parents - that does not make a kid into a Monster. Believe me, living in Europe is the best ever.
I am not saying those kids should go unpunished, because they did something wrong - but charging them as adults is sick.
You guys in the US have a huge tten pregnancy problem where it´s constantly in the new. Well, think about it....do you think a 15 year old knew what she/he is getting into for the rest of her/his life when getting pregnant because she/he was having s** for the first time...( i know I can´t write that "dirty word" for you americans...i should put guns instead....)

i have read a about a 6 year old boy a while ago, he shot his sister! Bad enough! What did you peopel do ??? I was reading of peopel who wrote "hang him".....

Lisa, I'm in a big rush and have to leave here so, I'll be quick. I hope I read what you said correctly. The reason we have a teen pregnancy problem is they get away with it. Heck, they even give them money for it. The same with crime. The kids aren't held responsibible, but I agree with you it's the parents who did this to the child. I'd be all for parents being held responsible, but the US won't do it.

We're more leniently when children are under a certain age. It's the heinousness of this crime and the burning of a child that is going to have these thugs tried as adults. We should have more preventative measures, but we don't. We have to change laws and make the parents suffer the consequences when their kids get into trouble. I think that would make parents think twice. IMO, it's too late for these kids.

I have been staying awake nights thinking, praying and crying about Michael Brewer. I despise the little monsters who did this to him but I stop short of trying any juveniles under 16 as adults. The reason? They will be put in prison with hardened adults and will come out ten times worse (if that's possible) than when they went in. I also believe that the reason they laughed about Michael is because they truly do not comprehend the utter cruelty and agony of what they did. I think they should pay financially for the rest of their lives to make Michael whole and I think they should suffer the maximum allowed under the juvenile justice system and their records should NOT be sealed. Then, if they ever commit a crime as adults, we can lock them up and throw away the key.

Lisa, I disagree with you completely. The fact that these delinquents ganged up and maliciously attacked Brewer taking him inches from his own life means they should be convicted as adults.

I know people who have been shipped half way across the world to go to boot camp for months (even years) and when they came back, they just went back to their old habits because they know they can get away with it. Quit being so lenient and make sure these kids learn this lesson the first time before it happens again to another innocent person.

People have to realize that it's not always the parents fault as to how the kids turn out to be. We as parents raise our kids knowing right from wrong and they choose to listen and follow the directions of society. We can also put a little blame on the system because if we discipline our kids in a way the government don't like then they have the right to call 1-800-child abuse and when the government get tired of them they thtow them on the street. Those kids are old enough to know right from wrong and the consequences behind their actions. As I look at the story I see where they should have a charge as it being premeditated, they knew exactly what they were doing and just didn't care. Yes, I don't agree with the kids being place in jail with older men, they need to be charged as adults and placed in juvie until they turn 21 then transfer them to adult prison. THEY ALL NEED JESUS!!!!!!

While these are just KIDS as everyone states, let me ask Where do we draw the line to heinous crimes such as this? And, why should the victim have to move? He did no wrong. A few weeks after this was reported did we not have a brother stab another brother to death? When do we let our youth stop getting away with such evil acts just because they are KIDS? Society must start taking action against our youth and let them understand that this is not acceptable behavior and will not be no longer tolerated. Today's youth is suppose to be tomorrow's future. Is this the message we truly what to send to our KIDS that is okay to commit these heinous crimes, no one really cares as long as you do before you are 18.

Senior at UF - wow! I did not see that coming - you disagree with me!!!
I think you forget the fact that most of these kids will actually learn in prison how to be a real criminal. I am standing to my point - they need Help, but can't go without punishment - but not the punishment you are asking for....

We consider 15 and 16 yo able to comprehend enough to operate a motor vehicle. These "kids" are already damaged beyond repair - can anyone cite an instance of rehabilitating someone who does something like this? Is it possible?

Lisa:

May I ask why you call me (a stranger to you) a pig?

I mentioned about the parents being held responsible for their children's actions. What I meant is when a kid is found neglected or is in trouble, the parents should have to take classes (at their own expense). We just can't let deadbeat parents get away with the street raising their children. I hope these parents are sued (don't think they have much) and have to pay for the rest of their lives.

In the case of the Deerfield Fire Five, these kids could just be bad seeds. Little sociopaths in the making. (I have a little more empathy for the 13 year old.)

Did anyone notice the big scar/gash on the 13 year old's forehead in the closeups? I wonder why he wasn't seen by a plastic surgeon in an emergency room when that happened. Perhaps his parents never took him to have it stitched. Perhaps the perps were all very neglected kids. Not that that should change the penalty for the thugs. Their parents afterall helped create them. It just means we need to stop rewarding people who shouldn't have children.

@DP

Appologize - I did not mean you, I ment the person who suggestet to "gang rape" those kids in prison....the names are a bit unclear here.... it is senior at UF and such behavior and comments should also not be tolerated here...but I think I am pretty much the only one here who thinks clear....

Remember the victim - Michael Brewer.

After wanting these creeps burn in hell for the rest of their pathetic lives I have finally realized that I need to focus my prayers on Michael's recovery. It is more important to me to see Michael heal from what these boys did to him than it is to see them punished. (Bad Karma will follow them forever anyway.)God may forgive them but they still need to pay their debt to Michael & to society. Will it change them? I doubt it considering there was no remorse.

What ticks me off to no end is the knowledge that if Michael were black, we'd have all sorts of reporters, crime analyis, news coverage & the Als & Jesses of this world screaming fire & brimstone in addition to filing lawsuits against the school, the fire department, the police department, etc for not providing a safe environment for the black boy. Now you are going to tell me that such behavior is not racist but it is. Rest assured that if the victim were black an dthe perpetrators whites, that there would be no question about how to charge them.

Once again, let's not forget that Michael Brewer is the real victim here. The justice system, if tehre is such a thing, needs to do what is right for Michael.

In the meantime, for you believers out there, pray that Michael will be healed.

Charges have been dropped for 2? Which 2? The younger Jarvis and Steven Shelton, if I had to guess.

These teenagers knew what they were doing. Children learn at a young age that fire causes hurt. These teenagers knew that setting Brewer on fire would cause excruciating pain... that's why they did it. If you were to ask anyone of them if they wanted to be set on fire, I could guarantee you that their answer would be a definitive NO. So, "not knowing what they were doing" is an undebatable issue. Also, their act was not happenstance. It was planned... intentional. It is unfathomable for any person to deliberately set another person on fire -- all but a sociopath. If our justice system does not appropriately take these sociopaths out of society, more violent acts will be committed by them. It will just be a matter of time. Do you want to be next?

This is a bit ridiculous. They should definitely be tried as juveniles; that is, after all, what they are. The decision to try a child as an adult or juvenile should be based on their mental capacity; if they don't have the mental capacity of an adult, then that's it. They are Juveniles. Whether or not the act was heinous is a different issue all together. The separation of the adult and juvenile penal system exists, because kids too commit heinous crimes. The worst thing possible, would be if our legal system was emotionally charged.

Besides the adult versus juvenile question, the charges aren't harsh enough that they want to against the evil teens.

This was a premeditated act which should make it first degree attempted murder.

Everytime I think about it, it makes me so angry. I can't believe the prosecutors aren't doing their job.

Just a thought: These kids will get out of prison/juve-hall regardless. After being abused within the penal system, they will be let free... far, far more damaged than they were to begin with. This is because our society feels that vengeance/punishment is the answer/cure to criminal behavior (as if that has ever reduced crime in the past). This does not make our society safer, or better in any way, the opposite is true. We allow prisoners, while incarcerated to beat, rape, and kill each other, then, we let more than half of these damaged people back on "our streets", hardened and also looking for revenge. Real good! ;)

Lisa, just for the record, I rarely sleep through the night, but it isn't because I took action on this particular incident. My fear and concern is that too many of these "juveniles" who repeatedly offend, as is the case with these boys, will continue to do so. Trying them as adults does not mean they will be sentenced to "LIFE IN PRISON," it means that they will be held accountable for their actions where, under the juvenile system, they would be released in a short period of time.

My family has been ripped apart by a juvenile who time and time again was in trouble, and then she finally wound up in jail. This was my own niece! She was an accomplice in an armed robbery where they hit the store clerk in the head with a steel pipe. My family tried, on many occasions, to help her change her life, through drug rehab, counseling, and by many other means, but she never changed and then got arrested. But the crux of the story is that she got pregnant prior to being arrested and put in jail, where she served approximately 6-months time. She got released, had her baby, then her baby was taken away from her because she continued with the same lifestyle as she had prior to being arrested.

Unfortunately, these boys had trouble with the law prior to this incident, which is why if feel so strongly about what I did. I can only hope, "God willing," that my child never has to endure such hatred, suffering and pain as Michael Brewer did, simply because people like you feel that "juveniles" should not be held accountable for their actions, actions that they knew were wrong. It isn't like they accidentally set him afire, it was intentional.

I agree with a post by Janine, that the prison system isn't the best answer, but until we have a good alternative, and setting them free in a short period of time because they are juveniles isn't it, we need to utilize what is available.

Why weren't these boys put in "juvenile" programs to rehabilitate them after their prior incidents with the law? If the juvenile system works to rehabilitate, why didn't it work for them prior to this? No one has the answer but the hatred and bullying that countless children, as well as adults, are facing is just simply not acceptable.

Put me down for proscecuting every one of these pieces of crap as adults and lets see how funny they find it in prison, where they will become some prisoner's biches. Or, as an alternative, pour some oil on them and lets see how they burn.

I can not believe some of you people, Let me ask you a question, Would the people that think of these boys as "Just Kids", want to let there children go to school with them, they will have a drivers license this year, want to be on the road with one of them and accidently cut in front of one? They are old enough to father children, and drive on our streets, and I bet if you asked anyone of them, "do you mind if I throw acohol on you and then light a match to you?" Do you think they are so young and innocent they would tell you SURE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

For those coming to this article late in the day, please understand that it was posted early Monday morning, before news broke this afternoon that three of the teenagers are being tried as adults and two are being released without charges.

I am Renees Aunt, and I agree with her. I do not want these boys to spend the rest of there lives in prison, but they do not need to be out on the street in just a few weeks or months. Anyone who can set someone on fire needs a lot of help. I have grandchildren and just the thought that they would ever have to go thru any kind of hatred or physical abuse from anyone would devaste me. The last few weeks it has been in the news children killing children, it has to stop. Those of you who do not agree think about what poor Michael Brewer is going to have to go thru. I understand these boys have been in trouble before, so if they get out, someone else child will be in danger, because chances are they will continue to take there anger out on someone else.

As a child who was raised in the South there were ALWAYS consequences to our actions. As reported by the media these kids did not have consequences to their actions in the past. If we do not hold our children responsible for their actions and call them on the carpet in their formative years they will feel that there are no consequences. Additionally, I wonder if the numbness we have created in society towards violence, kids all ages play extremely violent video games etc., and have no feel for the real consequences of their actions. What happend to the days when parents sided with the teacher when they called to say our kid had acted up? Nowadays too many parents say "how dare you bother me at work?" or tell the kid "don't worry about what the teacher said." Hold your kids accountable now, it is definitely not easy to do but in the end they, and society as a whole, will be a better place.

Let me just say one thing. As a parent of a child who went through the juvenile system, after repeatedly getting in trouble, this "program" does not work and is nothing but a joke.

When my daughter started repeatedly getting in trouble and we appeared before the judge, we were forced to enter her into this program. When we resisted we became bad parents. When we complied we were wonderful parents, even though we were the victims of many of her crimes.

The program is nothing more than a motivation to clear cases out of the courtrooms, complete the "program" and charges will be dropped. So, even if Jeremy and Steven were made to go through with it, it is nothing but bureaucratic bull. A meeting once a week, and homework. Not a sufficient penalty for the nature of this crime.

I have read the article based on the burning of Micheal Brewer.I like post very much as it contain informative in nature.Would the people that think of these boys as "Just Kids", want to let there children go to school with them, they will have a drivers license this year, want to be on the road with one of them and accidentally cut in front of one? I want to know suggestion from others.

Here is what I think happened. As long as these kids can remember we have been bombing, shooting, and torturing innocent Iraqis in an illegal holocaust started on a mountain of lies. Tens of thousands of children died there, and tens of thousands are now orphans, many missing an arm or leg, wandering the streets, hungry and dirty, the people who used to love and care for them killed in a horribly unjust war.

And they see that not one single American cares a damn about anyone there.

And then we expect them to learn to value life and humanity? It doesn't add up.

Lisa, take a look at this and, you might have a chance of heart.

http://abclocal.go.com/ktrk/story?section=news/health&id=5963871

Lisa, take a look at this, you might see things differently.
http://abclocal.go.com/ktrk/story?section=news/health&id=5963871

If I am Michael's dad, I can assure you I would take the law in my own hands, the medieval way. I can assure you. This story enrages me.

What is worse than death?
This, burning another human being.
This child will suffer the rest of his life,.The physical and emotional pain will last for the entirety of his life. Every sec. every minute every day of the rest of his life, he will have to live with what was done.
These "children" have done some thing more brutal .More callous than murder.
To spend a life time in jail, is small punishment for such a horrendous, heartless and cold thing.

This is what happens when parents have TV as a babysitter

Thank you for your insightful article. The problem with Florida and this case in particular is that for far too long, minority accomplices acting in a group were similarly charged & sentenced for the crime, irrespective of the degree to which individual members were actually involved. By contrast, more often than not, non-minority suspects in a group were, first of all, charged with fewer offenses to begin with in order to make it easier to plea down their cases, and secondly, treated individually, often because non-minority suspects could afford private attorneys who went through elaborate, separate plea agreements and trials. Not so with minority defendants primarily represented by public defenders. In those cases, the D.A.'s Office more often than not, held sway. It just so happens that in this case the eyes of the world are watching, making it more difficult for the 'system' to justify separating out the defendants, or pave the way for separate plea bargains. Essentially, with all the publicity, it's hard for them to give some a slap on the wrist while 'throwing the book' at the others without showing their true colors. Interestingly, the public is finally beginning to get it, I suspect. They realize the disparity in charges, plea agreements, sentencing and parole, between minorities and non-minorities, and they know that's its intrinsically wrong, hence the broad, response pressing for the harshest treatment. If you ask me, it's starting to look like the chickens are finally coming home to roost.

Thank you for your insightful article. The problem with Florida and this case in particular is that for far too long, minority accomplices acting in a group were similarly charged & sentenced for the crime, irrespective of the degree to which individual members were actually involved. By contrast, more often than not, non-minority suspects in a group were, first of all, charged with fewer offenses to begin with in order to make it easier to plea down their cases, and secondly, treated individually, often because non-minority suspects could afford private attorneys who went through elaborate, separate plea agreements and trials. Not so with minority defendants primarily represented by public defenders. In those cases, the D.A.'s Office more often than not, held sway. It just so happens that in this case the eyes of the world are watching, making it more difficult for the 'system' to justify separating out the defendants, or pave the way for separate plea bargains. Essentially, with all the publicity, it's hard for them to give some a slap on the wrist while 'throwing the book' at the others without showing their true colors. Interestingly, the public is finally beginning to get it, I suspect. They realize the disparity in charges, plea agreements, sentencing and parole, between minorities and non-minorities, and they know that's its intrinsically wrong, hence the broad, response pressing for the harshest treatment. If you ask me, it's starting to look like the chickens are finally coming home to roost.

Mark posted:"What is worse than death?
This, burning another human being.
This child will suffer the rest of his life,.The physical and emotional pain will last for the entirety of his life. Every sec. every minute every day of the rest of his life, he will have to live with what was done.
These "children" have done some thing more brutal .More callous than murder.
To spend a life time in jail, is small punishment for such a horrendous, heartless and cold thing."

agree wholeheartedly, far worse than death, amazed that this has not been addressed as much as it should, pretty sickening that these perpetrators of this premeditated attempt to horrifically torture and murder Michael Brewer are not being charged in the first degree, (only second degree attempted murder, wow,) there needs to be many letters written to the prosecutor in charge of this case, there are way too many young people in prison who are not violent, feel prison should only be used to keep real violent threats to others out of our society, these 5 knew what happens when you douse a person w/ flammable liquid and set them on fire, after seeing what they had done, well, THEY LAUGHED!!hello!! lets prevent these killers of a young person's life--yes they HAVE killed his future, yes it is as other poster said far worse than just dying, it quantifies as evil in same league as serial killers who torture their victims before they murder them.

This was a hate crime. So was the Coral Springs boy who stabbed his brother, so was the Dunbar Village rape a few years ago, and so was every school shooting. All premeditated, violent attacks are hate crimes!

The hate motivated by sibling rivalry, rejected romance or bullying is just as real as that which is motivated by sexual orientation, ethnic background or religion.

That's why I find the concept of special penalties for politically designated hate crimes pointless. How about we charge all the kids who commit these acts with hate crimes penalties?

The two who allegedly did nothing in fact, did something. If the reports are correct, it took the five youths to surround Michael Brewer, or to keep him blocked in so that he had no escape route. That permitted the two who acted on orders from Bent to accomplish the goal of setting him ablaze.

In my estimation, that is hardly 'doing nothing'.

I would love to sign the petition to have all of these little punks charged as adults. I know that three of the little scum bags have already been charged as adults, which I think is wonderful but the other two little punks who stood by and did nothing should be charged also. Please post the location of the petition. Thank you and may justice be served. So glad this young man is breathing on his own again. I know that he must have a wonderful mission in life to fulfill. My prayers are with he and his family.

I think that all five should be charged as adults. The word "torch", as written in Webster's dictionary", means douse and set on fire. Who's ever defense lawyer reference this word as a bit strong is wrong. They knew exactly what they were doing and how they did it. I'm sick of hearing on the news how "these are just children". Also, the parents out of five got on national TV and actually apologized for her son's actions and wished Michael a full recovery. Where were the other four parents! This is absolutely disgusting that the news media's defense is "they're just children".

I agree, all five should be tried as adults, and hopefully spend the rest of their lives in jail. I thinks they actually should be burned at the stake for what they did. They show NO remorse for what they have done. These little scumbags parents need to be held accountable and be made to pay 100% of the bills this poor family will entail.The 2 punks that were released need to be rearrested and sent to jail

If these heinous monsters stole a car, robbed a market, or smoked too much weed I could understand an argument in favor or rehabilitation. What these despicable monsters did to Michael Brewer is nothing less than the most unimaginable form of torture that would be decried throughout the world if it happened in a war time situation. Rehabilitation is not an option in this case. These monsters went too far. If we have any sense as a people we will not let these monsters ever walk on this earth among civilized people as free men again.

The three suspects who acted in unison to torch Matthew Brewer knew the consequences of what they were doing and chose to proceed with carrying out a heinous crime. I mean, what kid hasn't been burned by candle fire, a match, stovetop burn, etc. and learned that fire hurts? Furthermore, these kids are devoid of a concious and empathy for other human beings---seeing them only as an object in relation to themselves. What this translates to is pyschopathic behavior. As for these suspects families, one might not be surprised upon peeling back the layers of the onion that criminal activity is present to some degree. In Michael Bent's case, his father has several runins with the law. As the old saying goes, the acorn doesn't fall far from the oak tree. Going forward, I think these kids should be treated for psychopathic behavior while, simultaneiously, do jail time for their criminal actions.

I'm glad that Lisa lives in Europe. She sounds insufferably self-righteous.