Can’t prevent the government from interfering with your child when it comes to moral education, sexuality, sexual activities, abortion and transgenderism because the child is seen as a sovereign individual and yet, in this case, accountability is out of the question because they aren’t able to make decisions about right and wrong even at 21. How does this make sense?
Children, teenagers and young adults are free to be wild and make life altering decisions for themselves and others but are not responsible for the outcomes. Progressives also want these heads full of unaccountable mush to be able to vote by aged 16.
I am hopeful there are details missing in this story but if not, we can see where progressives want to take Western humanity. The Left are very weak on law and order, always pushing the envelope on “reforms” and making excuses for bad behavior from rapes to mass shootings. They are always afraid of accountability for themselves so only want their ideological enemies held accountable. Progressivism is a cancer. It’s the opposite of progress.
Although he was actually 17 at the time of the crime, not 21, my point stands because the sentencing guidelines do reflect this logic about under 24s.