(December 2, 2021 at 6:02 pm)BrianSoddingBoru4 Wrote:(December 1, 2021 at 11:14 pm)onlinebiker Wrote: Development does not come on a rigidly fixed time scale. To say that someone 17 years and 350 days is not accountable for their actions but three weeks later would be is just silly.
Therefore they changed the laws to reflect the reality that some kids knew better - but committed an offense anyway.
Short version: America doesn’t charge children as adults unless they feel like it.
Boru
Some people just need jailing.... ( nod to Barry Eisler)