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"So what is your age limit?" Why should there be an age limit? If a person is capable of consciously plan a crime and execute it, he/she should be able to take
by kbart 11y ago
"So what is your age limit?"
Why should there be an age limit? If a person is capable of consciously plan a crime and execute it, he/she should be able to take a responsibility and punishment for it. What I mean, is that such incidents should be decided case by case basis, not setting some hard limit just because a perpetrator is below a certain age. A person doesn't become somehow magically different at midnight he turns 18. Aand it's not like we have a problem of minors of 5 years old running around and killing people, so the bar sets itself naturally (I'd guess proposed 16yo is pretty accurate for the serious crimes).
- mootothemax 11y ago>What I mean, is that such incidents should be decided case by case basis OK, so it's bad bad phrasing on my part. How would you personally decide "if a person is capable of consciously plan a crime and execut[ing] it?" > Aand it's not like we have a problem of minors of 5 years old running around and killing people Yeah, that was hypoerbole on my part. It's not unknown for 10-year-olds to commit hideous crimes, though.
- kbart 11y agoI don't decide personally, it's not in my authority. Even if it would, again, it depends on a certain case. There are specialists in court -- medics, psychologist etc. that decide if a tried person is sane, understands his actions, committed a crime consciously and is capable of prison sentence or other means better be taken.