【明報專訊】THE CASE of three 13-year-old students in Handan, Hebei Province, who allegedly killed their classmate and buried his body on 10 March continues to have repercussions. The savage murder and the nonchalance of the suspects after burying the body have led to constant soul-searching about whether there is a malaise among young people or within society as a whole. There is a chorus of calls for the state to amend the law to hold juvenile offenders liable for harsher penalties.