I wasn't trying to say the justice system would impact their life. I was meaning that they are solidly on a path to being a perpetual %^#&@bird.16 yo, young offender, this will have near zero impact on their future, other than likely rinse and repeat in two years or less...
It is another area that needs serious attention. Yes young people can and will do stupid stuff but attempted murder, handgun, car jacking should equal tried and sentenced as an adult IMO (even just one of them), they can go to juvy until 18 and then off to big boy prison to serve out the rest of the adult length sentence.