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MerlinsByte · Jan 29, 2005, 05:04 am

Tiny bear writes; "Well, it serves him right. But here's my question: why lay blame on the parents? I mean, isn't it quite obvious to any 18 year old that this sort of thing is wrong and should not be done? There's a thread somewhere which poses the question "Why does America coddle its killers". My question is why does America do the same with its teenagers? What's your view on this?"

merlin responds

Yes, they should be, at 18, an adult. Sadly because of environmental, medical /biological, parenting, genetics, etc., the real intellectual age doesn't always coincide with the chronological age. I would hope that sometime in the near future these two factors could be combined to a real age and accountability then could be accurately accessed.

and may I ask do you think we coddle our convicted (this could be a trap) killers?

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MerlinsByte BANNED Posts: 1,267	real age Tiny bear writes; "Well, it serves him right. But here's my question: why lay blame on the parents? I mean, isn't it quite obvious to any 18 year old that this sort of thing is wrong and should not be done? There's a thread somewhere which poses the question "Why does America coddle its killers". My question is why does America do the same with its teenagers? What's your view on this?" merlin responds Yes, they should be, at 18, an adult. Sadly because of environmental, medical /biological, parenting, genetics, etc., the real intellectual age doesn't always coincide with the chronological age. I would hope that sometime in the near future these two factors could be combined to a real age and accountability then could be accurately accessed. and may I ask do you think we coddle our convicted (this could be a trap) killers? Last edited by MerlinsByte; Jan 29, 2005 at 05:08 am.