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Old 5th November 2013, 20:39     #15
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Originally Posted by fidgit
Should 13 year olds also be allowed to vote, and be held liable to any actions they take (that is, should we do away with the idea that someone can't be found guilty of a crime if they are young enough?)


I'm not trolling, genuinely curious on your thoughts on this.
I don't personally believe so, while I think they should definitely be held accountable for any illegal actions they take (for example, a 13 year old drinking alcohol is stupid and she needs a pretty big talk about that), I think the focus should be on rehabilitation rather than complete punishment. A lot of young kids that are troubled are due to exposure to adult issues in their early lives, so while they're the ones behaving out of control, there are other factors to keep in mind and so I personally think a rehabilitative approach is better than flat out punishment. I'm not saying minimise their actions, but balance the aggravating and mitigating features against each other and find the least restrictive outcome so that they have hope for a better life as an adult.
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