Steubenville, OH Gang Rape Case

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I'm not defending these kids but I do keep thinking that they are little more than children and how this is going to affect them for years to come. They used such poor judgement. I also think about the fact had this happened 20 yrs. ago they never even would have been investigated & charged. I really believe that.

I'm not defending these kids but I do keep thinking that they are little more than children and how this is going to affect them for years to come. They used such poor judgement. I also think about the fact had this happened 20 yrs. ago they never even would have been investigated & charged. I really believe that.

I'm not defending these kids but I do keep thinking that they are little more than children and how this is going to affect them for years to come. They used such poor judgement. I also think about the fact had this happened 20 yrs. ago they never even would have been investigated & charged. I really believe that.

I don't agree with this statement that 16 year olds are little more than children for one I moved out at 16 to get out of a toxic household and I've mentioned a very similar thing happened in my high school 15 years ago where multiple young men were 16-17 and they were charged as adults. there are many things I do now as an adult I don't always think the end result out as a grown adult but that doesn't mean i didnt know what I was doing and they arent illegal in nature.

there is a Portion of your brain that isn't fully formed till mid 20s that makes stupid things sound like a great idea like driving at 70 mph and changing clothes while driving but looking back sounds stupid as hell but when your 19 that sounds like no problem. but that does mean we go around saying they were children. the laws were different years ago so maybe it would have different out come and outlooks were different then but I disagree respectively.

also looking back I am now glad it was a judge only ruling on this because I don't know if a jury would have ruled the same if they were tried as adults with a jury trial.