Adult Crime, Childish Thinking Time

Once again a child has been subjected to the legal absurdity of being charged as an adult. This time the target is Ethan Cumbley, suspect in a mass school shooting in Michigan. If you can pretend that a child is an adult and is exactly the same, you can pretend just about anything.

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  • BrotherMartin
    December 9, 2021 1:47 PM

    The brain of a 15-year old is not developed enough to engage in adult-level decision making–i.e., taking long-term consequences into account. (Yeah, I know–a lot of “adults” don’t do too well at it, either.) Prosecuting a 15-year old as an adult is a form of child abuse.

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