Stupidity
A judge just acquitted a 21-year-old of assault, citing "Teen-Brain Syndrome". In a nutshell, the defense states that since teenager's brains basically grow completely out of control from about ages 16-24, that teenager's are not responsible for their actions.
OK, now, first, does this not basically say that no one can be considered an adult until they're 24. So much for 18th birthday parties meaning anything at all (not that they mean much now. Smokes and porn!)
Secondly, it actually allows people to do just about anything and argue that, "Well, my brain was trying to escape through my right ear when I hit that schoolbus of nuns, Your Honour".
I mean, come on, really, at no point when I was ages 16-24 (well, there are three years left, so who knows?) did my brain tell me, "Hey, your girlfriend's really pretty. Better slap her in the mouth, and nearly break her friend's hand in a desk. Oh, by the way, all your friends are jumping off a bridge. They're cool."
A judge just acquitted a 21-year-old of assault, citing "Teen-Brain Syndrome". In a nutshell, the defense states that since teenager's brains basically grow completely out of control from about ages 16-24, that teenager's are not responsible for their actions.
OK, now, first, does this not basically say that no one can be considered an adult until they're 24. So much for 18th birthday parties meaning anything at all (not that they mean much now. Smokes and porn!)
Secondly, it actually allows people to do just about anything and argue that, "Well, my brain was trying to escape through my right ear when I hit that schoolbus of nuns, Your Honour".
I mean, come on, really, at no point when I was ages 16-24 (well, there are three years left, so who knows?) did my brain tell me, "Hey, your girlfriend's really pretty. Better slap her in the mouth, and nearly break her friend's hand in a desk. Oh, by the way, all your friends are jumping off a bridge. They're cool."
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