retired_drumcook

If you'd said 'hands' I could at least have understood that you want to prevent them doing it again, but what is this going to do? </BLOCKQUOTE>

You ever heard of anyone killed by a rampaging mob of eunuchs?

retired_princess160

If you'd said 'hands' I could at least have understood that you want to prevent them doing it again, but what is this going to do? </BLOCKQUOTE>

You ever heard of anyone killed by a rampaging mob of eunuchs? </BLOCKQUOTE>
You ever heard of anyone killed by two persons who previously stoned a person to death when they were 10?

retired_g_stull

You'd lower the age of responsibility to the age you can chuck a stone? </BLOCKQUOTE>

They killed a person. Since when has throwing rocks at a person ever been considered acceptable?

Further, not only was it unacceptable, it killed a person, breaking his bones in the process.

retired_rachelst

Bit harsh giving them 2 year at that age. Pretty much all boys throw rocks? A couple of my mates ended up getting stitches when we'd have rock wars at my place. Memories :*)

Don't think I'd have randomly thrown rocks at someone playing cricket though. Wonder what they were thinking.

retired_katie14

Pretty brutal tbh

retired_nela

You'd lower the age of responsibility to the age you can chuck a stone? </BLOCKQUOTE>

To the age you can intentionally throw it with enough force to kill somebody. This is not a case of a kid thoughtlessly dropping a rock off a balcony or something - it's targeted and deliberate.

If a child was so immature that they truly did not know what they were doing, then they would never go down on a criminal charge because mens rea could not be proven. Indeed, there are plenty of adults who aren't held criminally responsible for their actions because of their level of intelligence. Having an arbitrary age limit is unnecessary.

Raptor

The criminal age in the Netherlands is higher than 18 or the Netherlands aren't in Europe
(both untrue btw).
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Haven't you heard? Age isn't the decisive factor in NL, descent is. Non-natives get away with nothing more than a slap on the wrist and being subjected to drinking a cup of tea with Job Cohen.

:thup: to our forgiving and understanding society

retired_princess160

Ghahaha

Raptor, that's quite a good imitation of Abe.

2boxers

raised to 14? hell no its a terrible idea, as at 10 you do know right from wrong (if you don't you shouldn't be let out of the house unaccompanied).

age isn't an excuse in the slightest as the age of criminal responsibility was set when 10 year olds weren't horrid little shits throwing missiles at people or killing toddlers but still acted like kids.

2boxers

rock wars? ffs were you trying for a junior darwin award?

and

"Pretty much all boys throw rocks" ?

not unless they're backwards-you don't throw things which can kill people

paper balls yes but not rocks ffs