They tell the name of the child, Sky Walker (which I find funny because one of my favorite animes, Outlaw Star, has the main character "Gene Skywalker"... I digress). The article mentions that he is being held in prison and the prosecutors are waiting for results of an evaluation to determine if he is competent for trial.
I don't believe that, because of the mental illness, they should have released his name. The article should go into more detail as to if he has a living guardian or what permissions have been given. More information should also be given as to if this is a first occurrence or if acts of outrage have escalated to this extent before. There just isn't enough substance for this to be a creditable article, and I believe there are issues surrounding the releasing the name of a mentally-ill person, over the age of 18 or not. Also, the article says that he is convicted of two counts of murder. Would that mean two people would have to be dead? Who is the other person? Why did he attack a law enforcement officer? While I agree that this is a newsworthy story, the way it has been published is unethical. This kid is getting charged with a lot of things and the public clearly doesn't know the whole story.
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