A Teenager’s Mistake: The Debate Over Charging Minors as Adults

When we think about teenagers, most of us picture classrooms, sports fields, or the nervous excitement of learning to drive for the first time. At sixteen, life should be about discovering passions, building friendships, and preparing for the future. But for one young boy, those typical teenage milestones have been replaced by courtrooms, legal hearings, and the heavy weight of a system that has chosen to treat him not as a child, but as an adult facing serious charges. This case has sparked both sorrow and heated debate across the country. The sight of a teenager standing before a judge,… CONTINUE READING…