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If the 13-year old had killed someone, they could be prosecuted as a minor and they would go to juvie and their record would be sealed after they turn 21 and th

If the 13-year old had killed someone, they could be prosecuted as a minor and they would go to juvie and their record would be sealed after they turn 21 and they could get on with their life. But stealing a trivial amount of money from a corporation, well that's certainly deserving of an Internet Death Penalty.

joshstrange 4y ago
> But stealing a trivial amount of money from a corporation It was only $300 and it was never paid out (since it needed more verification to pay out). If anything Google /made/ and extra $300 (they made more than that since the $300 is after their take). Also it wasn't "stolen" it was earned on a YT channel.
- judge2020 4y ago
  > If anything Google /made/ and extra $300 Not really, since they can cash it out when they're 18, and unclaimed but earned funds on an active but unverified AdSense account don't just disappear into the ether - so on Google's balance sheet, they don't have an extra $300.
  - joshstrange 4y ago
    I'm pretty sure that's the whole point of this issue though right? The account is burned forever because it's stuck in limbo. I think there would be less consternation/anger if the kid just had to wait till they were 18 but the way the support forum reads this account is forever "in limbo" and even turning 18 won't fix that. Surely Google writes off old "debts" after a period of time. Maybe not? I guess they will make interest off it at a minimum.
    - judge2020 4y ago
      > but the way the support forum reads this account is forever "in limbo" and even turning 18 won't fix that. I think this is poor writing from the 'Product Expect' person - the 13 year old already has an adsense account that is 'active' but 'unverified', but verification is still possible. > If he tries to apply again when he is 18 he will be refused on the grounds of already having an account, even though he will have abandoned it, it's still there. but he's not re-applying, just verifying the existing account. The parent here did not indicate that 'verification' is now unavailable, just that the parent can't input their own name into the verification form.
      - joshstrange 4y ago
        I hope you are right, that's not how I read the reply but I really do hope he can "fix" this when he turns 18.
- marcosdumay 4y ago
  Yep, if anybody stole some money, it was Google. If the teen entered into a lied about his age in a labor contract, performed the labor, and the employer hold the money after discovering the correct age, he would probably end in jail. Yet it's almost the same situation.

joshstrange 4y ago

> But stealing a trivial amount of money from a corporation It was only $300 and it was never paid out (since it needed more verification to pay out). If anything Google /made/ and extra $300 (they made more than that since the $300 is after their take). Also it wasn't "stolen" it was earned on a YT channel.

judge2020 4y ago
> If anything Google /made/ and extra $300 Not really, since they can cash it out when they're 18, and unclaimed but earned funds on an active but unverified AdSense account don't just disappear into the ether - so on Google's balance sheet, they don't have an extra $300.
- joshstrange 4y ago
  I'm pretty sure that's the whole point of this issue though right? The account is burned forever because it's stuck in limbo. I think there would be less consternation/anger if the kid just had to wait till they were 18 but the way the support forum reads this account is forever "in limbo" and even turning 18 won't fix that. Surely Google writes off old "debts" after a period of time. Maybe not? I guess they will make interest off it at a minimum.
  - judge2020 4y ago
    > but the way the support forum reads this account is forever "in limbo" and even turning 18 won't fix that. I think this is poor writing from the 'Product Expect' person - the 13 year old already has an adsense account that is 'active' but 'unverified', but verification is still possible. > If he tries to apply again when he is 18 he will be refused on the grounds of already having an account, even though he will have abandoned it, it's still there. but he's not re-applying, just verifying the existing account. The parent here did not indicate that 'verification' is now unavailable, just that the parent can't input their own name into the verification form.
    - joshstrange 4y ago
      I hope you are right, that's not how I read the reply but I really do hope he can "fix" this when he turns 18.
marcosdumay 4y ago
Yep, if anybody stole some money, it was Google. If the teen entered into a lied about his age in a labor contract, performed the labor, and the employer hold the money after discovering the correct age, he would probably end in jail. Yet it's almost the same situation.