Hello Lee,

 LL> Face it. Murder is murder. Kneeling on anybody's neck for eight
 LL> minutes and forty-six seconds will kill them. Kid or not. All four
 LL> of them should have been charged with first degree murder, then
 LL> convicted and sentenced for said crime.

What is the difference between 1st and 2nd degree murder in the US?

This was a brutal murder but it wasn't premeditated (AFAIK).

 Ttyl :-),
         Al

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