FROM FARK
What does it take to get certified as an adult in Missouri? Well, a year-long crime spree is a good start
Missouri
17-year-old certified as adult, charged with 53 crimes
by: Kevin S. Held
Posted: May 2, 2024 / 04:51 PM CDT
Updated: May 3, 2024 / 08:53 AM CDT
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ST. LOUIS COUNTY, Mo. – A juvenile accused of a year-long crime spree will stand trial as an adult.
The St. Louis County Family Court certified Juanell Carter, 17, as an adult on Thursday. He faces 53 criminal charges for allegedly breaking into dozens of cars across the region and stealing purses, credit cards, firearms, and motor vehicles.
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“I told you that ‘juvenile delinquent’ is a contradiction in terms. ‘Delinquent’ means ‘failing in duty.’ But duty is an adult virtue—indeed a juvenile becomes an adult when, and only when, he acquires a knowledge of duty and embraces it as dearer than the self-love he was born with. There never was, there cannot be a ‘juvenile delinquent.’ But for every juvenile criminal there are always one or more adult delinquents—people of mature years who either do not know their duty, or who, knowing it, fail.” ― Robert A. Heinlein, Starship Troopers
Clearly, when one choses “the dark side”, society must protect itself.
This person is no longer a “child” deserving of special status.
Time to redefine our society’s paradigm on criminal responsibility.
Immediately.
Here’s the wake up call.
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