At knuckledraggin.com
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — A California state senator
wants people 19 and younger accused of crimes to be tried as juveniles.
California’s
current law says people ages 16 and 17 can only be tried as adults in certain
circumstances. Sen. Nancy Skinner, a Democrat from Berkeley, announced a bill
on Tuesday that would raise the age at which people are automatically tried as
adults to 20.
Skinner said brain
science research shows the part of the brain that inhibits impulses and enables
organized, planned behavior is not fully developed in people as young as 19.
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