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B.C. 14-year-old who brought handgun to school because he 'thought it would be cool' sentenced (bc.ctvnews.ca)

submitted 7 months ago by grte@lemmy.ca to c/britishcolumbia@lemmy.ca

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[–] Hootz@lemmy.ca 9 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Should be banned for life from owning guns along with his dad.

[–] JillyB@beehaw.org 21 points 7 months ago (1 children)

I don't think a 14yo should have any lifetime punishment for anything they do. I do think the parents were irresponsible. How can a 14yo have access to a safe with guns in it?

[–] ThatBikeGuy@lemmy.ca 10 points 7 months ago (1 children)

yea brain is not formed yet. thats why they look like adults but make such incredibly stupid mistakes. Also why we have a youth justice act. We are not savages like that cheetos colored place to the south.

[–] BCsven@lemmy.ca 1 points 7 months ago (3 children)

I feel this is often a cop out though. As a teen I knew right from wrong. And made choices , where some friends made bad choices and suffered tue consequences. But maybe there are kids that have terrible role models

[–] shutz@lemmy.ca 14 points 7 months ago

The point isn't that there should be no punishment, just that the punishment should not be so permanent.

[–] TotallyHuman@lemmy.ca 4 points 7 months ago

We can condemn stupid things that children do while still giving them a chance to smarten up.

[–] Mac@mander.xyz 2 points 7 months ago

Congrats