> He was 21. People calm down and mellow out as they get older; violent crime is the purview of young people. This is one thing that is so often overlooked. So

> He was 21. People calm down and mellow out as they get older; violent crime is the purview of young people. This is one thing that is so often overlooked. Someone who is violent at 21 and gets a long sentence doesn't come back out at age 21. > and all of us harbor the potential for violence under the right circumstances. My mother said she could never hurt someone, in response to some article or other on the news. I said "yes you would - if I was about to be killed by an assailant, you wouldn't hold back". She then amended her position to outside of that situation, she could never hurt someone... :)