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Explain Like I'm Five

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[–] BarbecueCowboy@lemmy.dbzer0.com 11 points 5 days ago

Being underage at the time you commit a crime is not a guarantee you won't be tried as an adult. They can decide on a case by case basis already, so it was likely legal even if they had been tried at 16.