2nd degree is bad! Your friends must of beat the kids with some sort of weapon to get it. It is a felony that adds up to 7 to 10 years in prison with a fine of about $14,000.
I really don't think you have any idea what you are talking about so don't comment on things you don't know about. I'm sure the laws in Colorado are not the same as in your state. (Wisconsin) Go eat some more cheese.
Any way Blackjax, it looks like a class 6 Felony per Title 18. Here is a chart of penalties that I found for Colorado.
Felony Minimum Sentence Maximum Sentence
Class 1
Life imprisonment Death
Class 2
8 years / 5,000 dollar fine 24 years / 1,000,000 dollar fine
Class 3
4 years / 3,000 dollar fine 12 years / 750,000 dollar fine
Class 4
2 years / 2,000 dollar fine 6 years / 500,000 dollar fine
Class 5
1 year / 1,000 dollar fine 3 years / 100,000 dollar fine
Class 6
1 year / 1, 000 dollar fine 18 months / 100,000 dollar fine
Misdemeanor Class 1
6 months / 500 dollar fine or both 18 months / 5,000 dollar fine or both
Class 2
3 months / 250 dollar fine or both 1 year / 1,000 dollar fine or both
Class 3
Fifty dollar fine
If Colorado is anything like Cali, the class 6 Felony will be dropped to a Class 1 or 2 Misdemeanor. Your friends will likely end up with some community service and retribution fines. Along with probation. Every state is different and I didn't put a lot of time into researching this, but from what you said in your post, it sounds about right. Unless they are juveniles, then noting above applies!