Mason

Why 18? I'm sure everyone can agree that some people are more responsible for their actions at the age of 18 than others. Given this statement, why is the age of 18 arbitrarily picked for the turning point of one's responsibility. I know that we can't write the law to say something like "Child offender: a person who's responsibility level is below that of an average adult" because that's entirely too subjective for a court to decide upon. However it is my openion that something like this should be implimented in a perfect world, although I'll be the first to point out that I'm offering no solutions at this point.

Why 18? I'm sure everyone can agree that some people are more responsible for their actions at the age of 18 than others. Given this statement, why is the age of 18 arbitrarily picked for the turning point of one's responsibility. I know that we can't write the law to say something like "Child offender: a person who's responsibility level is below that of an average adult" because that's entirely too subjective for a court to decide upon. However it is my openion that something like this should be implimented in a perfect world, although I'll be the first to point out that I'm offering no solutions at this point.