The Tragic Case of Larry and BrandonThe Tragic Case of Larry and Brandon is a fascinating story. It's a reality that stunned the town of Oxnard, California when a 14-year-old boy named Brandon McInerney shot and killed a classmate, Larry King, twice in the back of the head. The incident happened in a computer lab where Brandon fled after committing the crime. As a result of his actions, Brandon McInerney was tried as an adult and sentenced to 21 years in prison without the possibility of parole. He will be released at the age of 39. The underlying question now is whether Brandon's sentence was a just resolution or whether he should have been sentenced to more or fewer years in prison. The truth is that I believe Brandon's verdict was a fair and just punishment, but I don't believe he should have been tried as an adult. There is no doubt that what Brandon did was horrible. He killed a child in cold blood and fled after doing it. He knows what he did and now he must suffer the consequences. But Brandon was only 14 when it happened. At first, Brandon was, in many ways, provoked by Larry. Lawyers for Brandon McInerney say their client, who was 14 when he fatally shot Larry King in an Oxnard high school computer lab, was so humiliated by King's flirting that it inspired him to kill his classmate. Larry approached Brandon several times, upsetting him in different ways. There are even rumors that King would blow McInerney kisses and ask her to be his valentine. The day before the shooting, King said out loud, “I love you, baby!” » to McInerney as they passed in a hallway. King's sexual advances fueled his anger toward Larry. Brandon saw that Larry was allowed to come to school wearing girls' clothes and he tried as an adult simply because he wasn't. They even went so far as to sign a petition asking to try Brandon in juvenile court. Court. The jury ultimately came together to say that trying Brandon as an adult was a mistake. They wore bracelets that praised Brandon. There is no happy ending. There is no silver lining or positive side to this story. Larry was killed and whoever shot him must now waste his life spending over two decades in prison. And the fact is, Larry will never come back, no matter how many years Brandon is imprisoned. As I said before, what Brandon did was wrong and getting a slap on the wrist is not enough punishment. He must suffer the consequences of his actions. The only thing that can come out of this is a lesson. All we can do now is hope that something like this never happens again..