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Old 05-07-2008, 02:07 PM   #75 (permalink)
jillio
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Originally Posted by VamPyroX View Post
Well, if the crime is severe and they can prove that those teens knew what they were doing... then those teens can be tried as adults.
That happens in rare cases. But it is generally accepted that teens simply do not have the cognitive capacity to reason as adults do. That's why they have minor status.
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