(December 2, 2021 at 6:55 pm)Rev. Rye Wrote:(December 2, 2021 at 6:02 pm)BrianSoddingBoru4 Wrote: Short version: America doesn’t charge children as adults unless they feel like it.And the funny thing is, while Biker has a point that some kids know better, it seems like the severity of the crime is more often a factor than the mental capacity of the child on trial.
Boru
If children can be tried as adults, then there is no point in having an age of majority for…well…anything. If a 15 year old is fit and emotionally mature, they can undertake military service. If an 11 year old grasps the issues, they can vote.
There are reasons that societies pick an age when a person becomes a legal adult. I agree with you - charging a child as an adult is an emotional response.
Boru
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