Christian Fernandez

"Because of his age, Fernandez will not face the death penalty."

His age, in case you are not going to read the entire article, is 12.

A 12 year old, facing life in prison without parole, charged as an adult. A 12-year old born to a 12-year old mother (no, I'm not joking) who watched his abusive stepfather commit suicide rather than be taken into custody for abusing him.

This is the "man" they are charging with the death of his 2 year old brother, who might have been saved had his mother not waited 4 hours to seek medical attention after returning home to find him unconscious. 

Beating your 2 year old little brother is not ok, it's certainly a criminal act but it is not first degree murder. Christian Fernandez is not an adult and should not be tried as one. 

This is just wrong. Also it's escaping the notice of the national media entirely so I'm blogging about it. Tell your friends. Post on facebook. Please sign the petition (useful or not it's worth a try:)

http://www.change.org/petitions/reverse-decision-to-try-12-yo-cristian-fernandez-as-an-adult?utm_medium=email&utm_source=action_alert&utm_source=action_alert&utm_medium=email&alert_id=EUajlIhDIm_PuvYQzxVdS