Ginja@lemmy.world to World News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 5 hours agoChild, 13, sentenced for role in UK riots has life torn apart after making 'mistake'www.express.co.ukexternal-linkmessage-square11fedilinkarrow-up138arrow-down110
arrow-up128arrow-down1external-linkChild, 13, sentenced for role in UK riots has life torn apart after making 'mistake'www.express.co.ukGinja@lemmy.world to World News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 5 hours agomessage-square11fedilink
minus-squareandrewta@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10arrow-down2·3 hours agoAt 13 they basically are still children
minus-squarerumschlumpel@feddit.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5arrow-down7·edit-23 hours agoAt 13, they are both basically and literally teenagers, which comes with the legal consequence of being liable for criminal actions.
minus-squareMyTurtleSwimsUpsideDown@fedia.iolinkfedilinkarrow-up10arrow-down1·2 hours agoI could be wrong, but I’m pretty sure “teenager” is not a legal distinction for which liability is determined. You are either an adult or not, and judges have leeway to funnel non-adults through an alternative justice system not available to adults.
At 13 they basically are still children
At 13, they are both basically and literally teenagers, which comes with the legal consequence of being liable for criminal actions.
I could be wrong, but I’m pretty sure “teenager” is not a legal distinction for which liability is determined. You are either an adult or not, and judges have leeway to funnel non-adults through an alternative justice system not available to adults.