Kids are stupid and 50‰ are dumber than average. It is possible that their judgment isn't that that far off the norm, and it was an unlikely string of events that led to this outcome.
Clearly punishment is appropriate, but we rarely hand out life imprisonment for first degree murder. Seems like this would be more akin to manslaughter.
"Months later, the family learned about Shane Sonderman, who was a minor back in April 2020 when the crime was committed.
"Sonderman is currently behind bars awaiting trial. A Federal Grand Jury indictment claims he had six victims across the country. Herring was the only one who died."
https://www.wkrn.com/news/swatting-call-leads-to-death-of-tn...