Posted on 03/18/2023 10:17:53 AM PDT by John Semmens
Maryland Delegate Charlotte Crutchfield (D-Montgomery) has introduced the Youth Accountability and Safety Act (HB1180). This bill would lessen the penalty for murders committed by persons below the age of 26 as long as the killing takes place during the commission of a rape or carjacking.
Crutchfield explained that “persons under the age of 26 aren’t mentally mature enough to know the difference between right and wrong. Consequently, a distressing number of them commit murders that ruin their lives. I want these youngsters to have a chance to rehabilitate themselves. They can’t do that if they’re executed or sent to prison for life.”
Asked why only rapists or carjackers should get reduced punishment, she said “it was necessary to compromise to try to get more votes for my bill. True progressives would simply declare 26 the new age for being treated as an adult in criminal cases. Rapes and carjackings are instances in which the victims might be accidentally killed if threats aren’t sufficient to gain their cooperation. This lack of cooperation makes the victims partially responsible for their own demise.”
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So kids can kill, but adults will be punished for it. That makes perfect DEMOCRAT sense.
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