Quote Originally Posted by SuperChuck
I've never understood charging a child as an adult.
As a society, we have determined that a 15 year old kid does not have the understanding of right and wrong.
Yet, we decide that, if they do something REALLY bad, they MUST have full understanding.
That just doesn't make sense.
I vehemently disagree with this. To me, this is not much more than modern day mumbo jumbo to remove personal responsiblity from people. I knew right from wrong when I was 15. I knew right from wrong when I was 12. I knew I screwed up when I was 6 and hit my parents brand spankin' new white Pinto with my bike and dented it when mom told me to ride my bike away from the carport. That's why I went inside and got some tape and toilet paper to cover over the dent. Kids know. That's why more don't get daddies gun and blow away their problems. The difference is, now people have been taught nothing is their own fault. They aren't old enough, they aren't smart enough, they aren't rich enough, their house is in the wrong part of town, etc., etc. Blame anything but the folks responsible.