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Originally Posted by Cecil Terwilliger
No one said anything close to that. He said that while reprehensible, maybe we should evaluate who he is now vs 14 year old him.
You're the one calling it boys will be boys, OP did nothing of the sort. Or is going to Juvie boys will be boys all of a sudden?
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Read things over again.
For one, as pointed out, this is about his lack of remorse, lack of apology, and his reported conduct at 18 when confronting the issue. It is not simply about what he did at 14. If he did what he did, and showed that growth instead of the opposite, this is a different conversation despite what he did being no less heinous. Getting on YOUR high horse and pretending everyone is just attacking his actions in isolation is pretty mindless.
And two, canon said "Do you remember being 14? Deny it all you want, but you did stupid things at 14." Sorry, that's some "boys will be boys" nonsense. Stop acting like it isn't. Do you actually think it's reasonable to suggest that being a racist and bullying a disabled person is in-line with the stupid things you did at 14? It sounds typical to you? That, aside from the assertion that a handful of people here probably went to juvie and got a second chance, so this kid should too.
How many people do you know today who went to juvie for assault and were good people by 18? Honest number. And based on that, how many people here do you think did so?