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.
Adult Crime, Childish Thinking Time
Ted Rall
Ted Rall is a syndicated political cartoonist for Andrews McMeel Syndication and WhoWhatWhy.org and Counterpoint. He is a contributor to Centerclip and co-host of "The Final Countdown" talk show on Radio Sputnik. He is a graphic novelist and author of many books of art and prose, and an occasional war correspondent. He is, recently, the author of the graphic novel "2024: Revisited."
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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.