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“I thoroughly loved coaching these kids,” said Krzyzewski following the 2001 national title. “They’ve been so good. They’ve given me their hearts, their minds, and not only that, they’ve given it to each other ... I get real close to the guys on my team. That’s the most rewarding thing about what I do.”
MIKE KRZYZEWSKI
First, when a boy comes of age at 13-years-old he has become a "bar mitzvah" and is recognized by Jewish tradition as having the same rights as a full grown man. A boy who has become a Bar Mitzvah is now morally and ethically responsible for his decisions and actions.
What Is a Bar Mitzvah?
In 1997, 22 states had provisions for transferring juveniles to criminal court which did not specify a minimum age. For those that did specify a minimum age, the most common (16 states) was age 14. Two states, Kansas and Vermont, set the minimum age as low as 10. In many states, once a juvenile is tried and convicted as an adult, he or she must be prosecuted in criminal court for any subsequent offenses.
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This trend bothers me because I believe it can leave people in a retarded state.
originally posted by: Profusion
The concept of being equal with an adult when you become a teenager is how it should be IMHO. If you disagree with that, I can provide evidence that that belief is quite normal.
originally posted by: olaru12
a reply to: Profusion
If you are still living with mommy and daddy and they are taking care of you, then you are still a child. Age isn't the determining factor.
I know plenty of children in their 30s.
originally posted by: Astyanax
Teenagers are children.
What’s wrong with calling a spade a spade?
originally posted by: Profusion
"In 1997, 22 states had provisions for transferring juveniles to criminal court which did not specify a minimum age. For those that did specify a minimum age, the most common (16 states) was age 14. Two states, Kansas and Vermont, set the minimum age as low as 10. In many states, once a juvenile is tried and convicted as an adult, he or she must be prosecuted in criminal court for any subsequent offenses."
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It looks to me like the average age for being tried as an adult for a crime is about 13 years old in the United States. Here's a question about that that I've never seen discussed:
Is it fair to tell teens they're children UNTIL they commit the wrong crime and then call them adults?
I wish you would address that because if you're going to say teens are children until they've done X, Y, or Z, I would say that is a total lie that's about as unfair as it gets.
At the completion of puberty, the reproductive glands in both males and females increase the production of the hormone estrogen. It is the high concentration of estrogen in the blood that causes the growth plates of our bones to fuse. This fusion effectively closes the growth centers of long bones and renders them unable to respond to the hormones that initiate growth.
originally posted by: Profusion
This trend bothers me because I believe it can leave people in a retarded state. Call someone a child and they may act like one, it's the power of labels.
If there is one religious practice that I have any respect for at all, it's the Jewish concept of "bar mitzvah":
First, when a boy comes of age at 13-years-old he has become a "bar mitzvah" and is recognized by Jewish tradition as having the same rights as a full grown man. A boy who has become a Bar Mitzvah is now morally and ethically responsible for his decisions and actions.
What Is a Bar Mitzvah?
originally posted by: Astyanax
a reply to: Profusion
I would say the legal question that troubles you arose from the practice of having a penal code which provides differently for adults and children but is not flexible enough to allow for the gradually increasing presumption of responsibility that comes with growing maturity. In practice, though, a sentencing judge could deal with the issue on a case-by-case basis.