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> I get that 24-year-old kids don't take much seriously, but for goodness sake don't use your money for political purposes without thinking it through. Hmmm.
by pnathan 10y ago
> I get that 24-year-old kids don't take much seriously, but for goodness sake don't use your money for political purposes without thinking it through.
Hmmm. Let's look at a slightly different statistic:
> In the U.S. army, something like 75%-80% of newly-commissioned Second Lieutenants are promoted to First Lieutenant (around age 25)
-- http://history.stackexchange.com/questions/7812/why-have-officers-in-the-u-s-army-tended-to-top-out-at-the-level-of-major http://history.stackexchange.com/questions/7812/why-have-off...
What does a 2nd Lt do?
> Typically the entry-level rank for most Commissioned Officers. Leads platoon-size elements consisting of the platoon SGT and two or more squads (16 to 44 Soldiers).
And shortly will be promoted to 1st Lt...
> A seasoned lieutenant with 18 to 24 months service. Leads more specialized weapons platoons and indirect fire computation centers. As a senior Lieutenant, they are often selected to be the Executive Officer of a company-sized unit (110 to 140 personnel).
Oh. Leads 16-44 soldiers into combat, and shortly will be commanding 110-140 soldiers...
I would like to submit that letting a 24-year old off on account of immaturity is wrong and ignores their clear agency and capability.
- T-A 10y agoI believe becoming a commissioned US Army officer involves passing a selection process.
- smacktoward 10y agoYou would think having $2 billion dropped on one's head by Facebook would too.
- srtjstjsj 10y agoIt's a selection process for technology, patents, and marketing, not for the person.
- peteretep 10y agoThe choices a 2LT needs to make -- while having life and death consequences -- are also pretty limited and they've generally spent 3 years at West Point (or 1 year at Sandhurst, etc) being extensively taught how to make those decisions.
- pnathan 10y agoOh yes, quite so. But the cold truth is that a 2LT is an adult, given adult choices, and adult consequences. Mr. Luckey is identical in this regard, and if, by the time you're 23, you're not capable of sober decisions- then that is what courts call incompetent to stand trial. Many examples from contemporary and historical sources could be cited to support my argument: I selected the most sobering difference. As I remarked above to the grandparent poster, Mr. Luckey should not be exculpated based on age alone - if at all. He was working towards setting up a propaganda group to serve extremist interests.
- michaelbuddy 10y agoPalmer did nothing wrong. Nothing at all. He's totally free, in the United States, to hate on whatever candidate he wants and fund political cartoons against them.