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Re:Chicago is tracking kids with GPS monitors that can recor... by tptacek on Monday April 08, 2019 @07:40PM (#19610249)
Adolescents are not, as a general rule, expected to have the cognitive faculties of adults, which is why they aren't usually tried as adults, why they can't vote, why they can't buy alcohol, and why they can't drive cars without additional rules (in graduated license states).
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Re:Chicago is tracking kids with GPS monitors that can recor... by Tomte on Tuesday April 09, 2019 @10:26AM (#19614983)
> which is why they aren't usually tried as adults

It seems to me that America and the United Kingdom often try children, not just adolescents, as adults.

I'm sure that's reporting bias, and it only happens to a miniscule proportion of underage offenders, but what is the actual guideline there?

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