Trying young teens as adults in Missouri?

Mike Hendricks’ column “Nobody’s an adult at the age of 13 or 14” (5/1, Local/National), hits the right chord in questioning the absurdity of legislative actions for immediate political necessity on juvenile justice. All around the globe, children are brutalized by poverty, abuse and war and are on death row for crimes they committed before the age of 18. There is a binding universal definition of the child, agreed by the U.N. Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC), the most comprehensive piece of legislation for the betterment of children. CRC defines “child” as anyone under the age of 18. Since 2000, the Global and Multicultural Education Center in Kansas City has focused on making the Kansas City community a place fit for children with biennial educational conferences that advance the awareness of children’s rights. The culture of violence is so embedded in our daily life that society needs to accept a share of the blame. Children learn from violent video games, movies and television programs that sex, guns and violence have the societal seal of approval.
http://blogs.kansascity.com/unfettered_letters/2009/05/trying-young-teens-as-adults.html