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Originally Posted by cannon7
He was a kid. As a father of a developmentally challenged child, I think its sick that society is pulling out pitchforks for something a 14 year old did. Do you remember being 14? Deny it all you want, but you did stupid things at 14. Some of the comments here are disgusting. I guarantee there are posters here who went through juvenile hall (or whatever the Canadian equivalent is), learned from it and are well-adjusted adults today. We can't afford an 18 year old the same opportunity? Sad.
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Yup, but all those decisions affected me. Things like not working hard enough in school, being dishonest and almost getting in trouble with the police, general dangerous behavior.
However, I still knew right from wrong at that point, and I sure as #### didn't bully anyone who had mental challenges.
Some things are beyond the pale, and it doesn't sound like he cares about the things he did that much.
Forgiveness should be given, but it has to be earned. It's not an automatic.