schizoidman@lemmy.zip to Europe@feddit.orgEnglish · 7 days agoSweden to lower age of criminal responsibility to 13 amid gang violence crisis | Euractivwww.euractiv.comexternal-linkmessage-square25fedilinkarrow-up1110file-text
arrow-up1110external-linkSweden to lower age of criminal responsibility to 13 amid gang violence crisis | Euractivwww.euractiv.comschizoidman@lemmy.zip to Europe@feddit.orgEnglish · 7 days agomessage-square25fedilinkfile-text
minus-squaremurvel@feddit.nulinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·5 days agoAnd what science would that be? Basic understanding of morality, right and wrong, is one of the first things humans learn. 'You’re not allowed to hit your sister '; A normal five year old would have that understanding.
minus-squareshane@feddit.nllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·5 days agoThe human brain has different ways of understanding the world around it at different ages. For example, teenagers are much more likely to take risks: https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC3445337/ Similar differences appear in impulse control.
minus-squaremurvel@feddit.nulinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·5 days agoSure but that doesn’t support your argument. And certainly does not support the obvious conclusion that a 13 year old knows murder is wrong!
And what science would that be? Basic understanding of morality, right and wrong, is one of the first things humans learn.
'You’re not allowed to hit your sister '; A normal five year old would have that understanding.
The human brain has different ways of understanding the world around it at different ages. For example, teenagers are much more likely to take risks:
https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC3445337/
Similar differences appear in impulse control.
Sure but that doesn’t support your argument. And certainly does not support the obvious conclusion that a 13 year old knows murder is wrong!