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Really the prefrontal cortex is used mostly as a rationalization for what society is comfortable with as opposed to guidance. Look at "charged as an adult". Su
by Nasrudith 7y ago
Really the prefrontal cortex is used mostly as a rationalization for what society is comfortable with as opposed to guidance.
Look at "charged as an adult". Suddenly a 12 year old stabbing someone is mature enough to stand trial when they can't even register on a forum without parental permission. I satirically suggest that any minor tried as an adult should retain all attendant adult status for sake of consistency. Which means that any minor charged as an adult who was acquitted or had their case dismissed should be able to vote against the DA.
- mc32 7y agoDon’t felons lose the right to vote?
- lotsofpulp 7y agoIn some states.
- mokus 7y ago“who was acquitted or had their case dismissed”
- mc32 7y agoI missed that qualifier. Seems a fair trade they get to vote in local elections.
- efdee 7y agoYou're not a felon if you got acquitted.
- onion2k 7y agoSuddenly a 12 year old stabbing someone is mature enough to stand trial when they can't even register on a forum without parental permission. Understanding whether or not you should do something that could end someone's life is far simpler than understanding the potential, much less obvious risks of communicating on the internet. Also, the age limit for signing up to things on the web is as much to protect the business running the service as it is to protect children. Whether someone is tried as an adult comes down to whether or not they could reasonably be expected to understand what they're doing is wrong, and in the case of stabbing someone that's really, really easy.
- bsanr2 7y agoAll evidence points to this being incorrect, and that even young adults do not fully understand the ramifications of crimes they commit. At 12, you don't understand what death is, what a lifetime prison sentence entails, or even that stabbing someone might kill them. How could you? You're 12. Have you ever even known someone to die? How can you understand what 60 years in a cell means when you've only seen 12 under your guardians' care? Is your frame of reference for how an assault could lead to death first-hand experience? The evening news? A movie? No, charging children as adults is heinously cruel.
- jamespo 7y agoI don't disagree with your premise but stating "all evidence" and providing none doesn't help.
- b_tterc_p 7y agoAll of those questions are likely in favor of the child murderer, but not necessarily true. To give a simple example, consider a child who kills someone, gets treated as a child and forgiven, then decides to kill someone else and makes it clear that they intend to keep doing so. Lack of understanding is worth considering but not a good argument for blanket treatment of children.
- asark 7y agoYeah I'm not all-in on charging 12 year olds as adults, but: > At 12, you don't understand what death is, what a lifetime prison sentence entails, or even that stabbing someone might kill them. ... really? > How can you understand what 60 years in a cell means when you've only seen 12 under your guardians' care? Probably seems a lot worse, since a year to a 12 year old feels like at least 5 years to a 30-something. At least this 30-something and former 12-year-old. Summer alone felt about as long as two years do now.
- smush 7y ago> Probably seems a lot worse, since a year to a 12 year old feels like at least 5 years to a 30-something. Reminds me about the old quote about how life is like a roll of toilet paper, the more you use up the faster it goes by.