You mean they will still be registered, and have to have visits with their report person (parole officer or whatever they are called)...just the number of times per year will be determined?
He did say something about adults having to do it every 90 days. Maybe they would only have to go twice a year or something?
If that is the case, maybe not such a tragedy. The judge's hands may have been tied with actual sentancing. Juvenile court is there in order to correct behaviors I guess.
They were found guilty and that's something the family should hold onto.