How old a boy? Isn’t it unusuall to withhold the age as well as the name?
If it’s a six year old kid, bad luck, but let him off. If it’s a teenage punk, charge him. Something in between, who knows?
Isn’t it unusuall to withhold the age as well as the name?I don't think any state releases the names of juvenile offenders. Sometimes reporters publish it if it's already widely known.
He is a kid after all and kids make mistakes. A scarlet letter on him won't do anybody any good. His punishment needs to fit his age as well as his crime.