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Mother of 12-year-old carjacking suspect turned him in to police
(www.nbcwashington.com)
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Imagine how fucked and shitty your life has to be, to be a 12 or 13 year old trying to carjack people.
Not bad at all. Rich kids do horrific shit all the time. Like rape people, drive drunk and kill people, etc etc forever. This is just some kid who played gta, had some mental issues, went out and did shit, then didn’t have rich immoral parents to pay people off and bury it.
I didn't suggest rich kids were immune?
But they are. 🤷♂️
It's lemmy! Where regardless of what topic you bring, you'll just get "rich people suck" and "fuck capitalism" as incoherent, tone deaf responses.
I’m not tone deaf. They’re saying that their life must suck. I’m saying that shitty behavior isn’t related to quality of life. I get that you’re center-right and middle class and tired of having to hear people talk about topics that don’t apply to you personally. But… grow up.
Being rich doesn't mean your life doesn't suck, just that you don't have money problems.
Did you have a shitty childhood too?
Don't forget "America bad," "what's a tankie," and "DEFEDERATE!!!"
You think Americas good?
We have plenty of issues but it's pretty good here overall.
I bet a guy called "show me your asshole" sets the bar pretty damn low, even if you're a proctologist.
Being rich and having a fucked up and shitty life aren't mutually exclusive.
one of those is not quite as bad as the others
I think you think there are three items in that list when there are only two.
The article links to another article and identified it with the boy who was killed. He went on a one night crime spree brandishing a gun and carjacking two cars and assaulting another in a failed carjacking. It's a crazy world.
That's not normal behavior, it's just sad. Society is failing
Well it's because gun stores in America sell nukes to fetuses without a background check because capitalism is bad.
It's worth noting that DC largely had its gun problem under control until the supreme Court told them they weren't allowed to enforce effective gun violence prevention laws.
how often does this sort of thing happen versus 20 years ago
We did some pretty fucked up things when I was a teenager and while our lives did suck, the risky choices and crime were from being young and stupid, not poverty.
Having nothing to lose is a hell of a thing
Being in prison or the juvenile court system is rarely an improvement regardless of how much your life sucks.
Imagine how many people have shitty lives and don't carjack people at 12.
Imagine how many people have refrained from writing a wholier than thou comment about a 12 year old child
Sorry, i have shitty childhood disorder, couldn't help it.
Some shitty 12 and 13 year old kids have great childhoods and are just shitty.
not everyone gets a decent childhood