Should the crime age be raised to 14?
No the crime age should not be raised to 14, we have a little thug on our street and he is well aware of what he is doing and thinks its big and clever, been aware of his actions makes him responsible for them too so he should be charged for them and punished accordingly, these little thugs know exactly what they are doing and raising the age to 14 is going to give them free reign isn’t it.
you are wrong when you say its not a crime, the law allows a minor under the age of criminal responsibility at seven years old,a child between the age of seven and ten is considered on each case by case merits, over the age of ten , (actually set at nine yrs) between the age of 14yrs the law allows them to account for thier wrongdoings, I am not a follower of the proposed changes, however i can understand the angst some legislators face, when proposing a change in the law, at 14yrs old you are aware of right and wrong,at 10 you should be aware of right and wrong,parental failings notwith standing,it is this area that needs to be addressed raising the age limit alleveiates a big chunk of grey area crime. social services are stretched,cases would not need to be looked at they would then fall outside of the remit on age. I am of the opinion that parents should be held accountable in a court of law for the crimes committed by a child. if that child is under the protection of social sevices
