By: DavidM

DavidM — Mon, 13 Mar 2023 15:30:56 +0000

The ability to make good judgment is not a switch that all of a sudden at a certain age is activated. Some 10 yr olds have shown their ability to make great decisions at critical times other 50 yr old do really dumb things. This age of accountability has varied from anywhere from 13 to 30.
Example in the first century and for a thousand yrs. Before that the age was 30. That is why even Jesus a perfect man didn’t start his ,ministry till 30. That was the age a male was assumed to be an adult at that time. Females was different because they were not considered as having to be responsible for making decisions in supporting a household. Though they had many responsibilities as to managing household duties and taking car of children.
At times younger ones had responsibilities because of circumstances some as Kings or other reasons. But they had adults to advise them as to how they should handle situations. Even adults need advice at times.
If you want examples of people over 18 that do immature things just go to spring break functions.
If you really want to judge impartially age is just one factor to take into consideration . There is environment , upbringings, mental abilities and traumatic events. Would you judge someone with PTSD the same as you would someone else. Many people may have it but it’s undiagnosed.
We now have a generation that is growing up with school shootings and similar traumatic events like the pandemic. What effect is this going to have on their behavior? Continuing to make things harsher is not the answer.
This is just my opinion.

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By: DavidM