As noted in a prior entry, the issue of whether youth who commit an offense while under the age of 18 should be subject to life without parole (LWOP) is a complex one, bringing to bear all we know about child and adolescent development, what works with youthful offenders, and what happens to youth sentenced to die in prison. And while the cases before the Supreme Court are not cases in which there was a homicide – discussion of the issue of what degree a youth should be held responsible for any harm has to include a perspective from victims as well. That view is represented in a recent CNN posting titled Two cases may change the way teens are punished. The real tragedy is that these cases present a “no-win scenario” to the system and the courts.