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mrduckbear 11/22/20 1:53:06 PM #1: |
If a 17 y/o committed a crime just BEFORE his birthday (ex: a week or a few days after), Should he be tried as a minor or adult?
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BakusaiTenketsu 11/22/20 2:05:46 PM #2: |
It really just depends on a couple things.
How serious of a crime? Was it premeditated? Honestly, even if it was past their birthday, I'd kind of expect that a 17 year old or 18 year old get similar treatments in court for the same crime. 18 year olds aren't magically more mature than 17 year olds, and I'd even argue before 22, young adults are prone to stupid decisions that would lead to criminal activity, especially in regards to activity that was attributed to peer pressure. The above is of course in defense of small crime, like assault, burglary, or breaking and entering. Something more serious, like murder, requires a full investigation of motive and psychological evaluation, but despite the outcome would require them to be monitored their entire life. In short, there is no simple answer to your question. Just like raising children, you don't treat them all equal, you give them individual responsibilities based on their maturity progression. --- ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Samurai7 11/22/20 2:27:22 PM #3: |
You have to draw lines somewhere or they won't be implemented consistently
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Corrik7 11/22/20 2:38:54 PM #4: |
Why is the line 18 if a week before 18 should count as 18? Why shouldn't 2 weeks before 18 count then also? Etc etc ad nauseum.
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red sox 777 11/22/20 2:54:55 PM #5: |
He should be tried as a minor, but our laws should be reworked to provide more of a sliding scale of responsibility. A 17-year old is more culpable than a 15-year-old who is more culpable than a 12-year-old. And, an 18-year-old should be less culpable than a 25-year-old.
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red sox 777 11/22/20 3:14:41 PM #6: |
Now here's a hypothetical. Someone is born on X day at 11:59 p.m. and he commits a crime on his 18th birthday at, say, 12:01 a.m. (so he is only 17 years 364 days and 2 minutes old when he commits his crime). Should he be charged as an adult?
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Forceful_Dragon 11/22/20 3:27:23 PM #7: |
I think that could on where his birthday falls in the leap year cycle. He might have already gone through an extra day before losing portions of a day gradually.
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BakusaiTenketsu 11/22/20 3:50:47 PM #8: |
What about a 20 year old goes into a casino on the eve of his 21st birthday and wins big, but cashes out after midnight. Should he keep the money?
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red sox 777 11/22/20 5:19:12 PM #9: |
BakusaiTenketsu posted...
What about a 20 year old goes into a casino on the eve of his 21st birthday and wins big, but cashes out after midnight. Should he keep the money? Depends. Would the casino refund his money if he had lost? --- September 1, 2003; November 4, 2007; September 2, 2013 Congratulations to DP Oblivion in the Guru Contest! ... Copied to Clipboard!
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