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Yeah 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
by asark 7y ago
Yeah 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.
- asark 7y agoThen: felt like a year between major holidays. Now: feels like about two weeks between major holidays. "Wait, fireworks stands? Wasn't it just Easter?"