article_snippet: The three are due to be tried for murder in a juvenile court later this year.
article_snippet: Both the Kawaski murder and the attempt on the goat have generated thousands of tweets in Japan calling for the death penalty for minors in the case of heinous crimes.
article_snippet: The perpetrators in both cases are all minors - under 20-years-old in Japan - and are not subject to the country's capital punishment laws. '
article_snippet: Murder must be punished by the death penalty for minors in the case of heinous crimes whatever the age,' was one reaction.
highlights_snippet: Twitter users want death penalty for minors who commit 'heinous crimes' 