The sad truth is that there is evil in the world. People are afraid of it, and to a certain degree rightly so. Evil knows none of the limits we place on ourselves. We saw that in Vegas, that piece of human garbage committed an atrocity because his heart was filled with evil. He was scouting and preparing, if not there he would have gone elsewhere to do what he did. He was intent on committing evil, and he did. The same applies to these two reprobates. They had evil in their hearts and they acted on it.
Those people who let these kids off the hook now bear the burden for doing so. When, not if, these two are released and re-offend it will be because these people, for whatever selfish reasons, abrogated their responsibility to society and these criminals benefited. I would hope that they are going to be watched, but I doubt it. They will be free to engage in whatever sick evil is festering in their hearts. I don't think the death penalty is appropriate, but I do think they should have been locked up for life.