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[QUOTE="Cusefan95, post: 5432729, member: 173"]
Typically how a victim feels is taken into account in sentencing - not in what perpetrators get charged with.  Once the kids turned themselves in, there was almost no chance this would be handled differently than it is.  My only negative critique is calling it “hazing on steroids” - likely as a tactic to scare the crap out of the kids to make sure they turned themselves in - was not well thought out.  It’s contributing to making this look like extremely light penalties when in reality it’s in line with what should be expected based on precedents.

How victims feel isn’t usually a predominant factor in what a defendant is charged with for good reason - there’s concern that can quickly devolve into mob justice.  Admittedly there’s always going to be a balancing act - but if we’re going to take how a victim feels into account in upgrading misdemeanor charges to felonies, I’d be concerned that tips the balance towards undesirable outcomes way too much.
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