Yes, in the movie he is just BARELY a teen, he is age 13.
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0094737/?ref_=nm_knf_i2
To call a 13-year-old a “teen” is true in only a technical sense, I think. That’s really more like a child.
And the context of the news article I think it is misleading. I think most people would assume “teen” to be somewhat older, maybe 16 to 18 years old.
To call a 13-year-old a “teen” is true in only a technical sense, I think. That’s really more like a child.
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At the other end of the scale, that sort of thing of course happens all the time when stats get quoted involving guns and children.... all of a sudden, 18 and 19 year old gang members fall under the children umbrella.