

  (Source: Scary for the Kids)
Likelihood of conviction is estimated to be around 99.9 percent





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Teenagers are not quite adults.
By Azethoth on 8/12/2012 4:43:38 AM , Rating: -1
Close, but not quite. Also, not super world smart yet. I am ok with taking these kinds of choices out of their hands. Once you hit 21 and get to drink and drive and whatever (not necessarily in combination), sure, let Darwin rule.

On the other hand, dude, he scored an iPad!!!

RE: Teenagers are not quite adults.
By GenZ on 8/12/2012 11:49:58 AM , Rating: 3

This is the response that signifies everything wrong with the world. Yes, it was made in jest, but the point that Apple represent such a status symbol that he was willing to give a kidney for it shows what a poor state of affairs the world is in.

RE: Teenagers are not quite adults.
By GenZ on 8/12/2012 11:50:48 AM , Rating: 2
To top it off that's along the lines of why he did it, because he thought his friends and people around him might say that.

RE: Teenagers are not quite adults.
By hughlle on 8/12/2012 12:53:36 PM , Rating: 2
Why 21? Why not 18?

RE: Teenagers are not quite adults.
By StevoLincolnite on 8/12/2012 1:48:17 PM , Rating: 2
I agree.
Age 18 is regarded as the year when a teenager becomes an adult across most of the planet.
It's also the age where you can legally drink, smoke and go clubbing in most countries, but funnily enough not in the USA.

RE: Teenagers are not quite adults.
By Cheesew1z69 on 8/12/2012 1:56:52 PM , Rating: 2
Yet, at 18 in the US, you can go join the military but you can't drink....insane..

RE: Teenagers are not quite adults.
By Spoelie on 8/13/12, Rating: 0
By Cheesew1z69 on 8/13/2012 6:30:47 PM , Rating: 2
Obviously you missed the point.....

By Azethoth on 8/12/2012 4:29:47 PM , Rating: 2
At 18 various countries still withhold some rights from you. I am not aware of restrictions that last past 21. Also, it is all a sliding scale. 12 year olds: definitely not adult. 16 year olds: getting closer and can be tried as adults etc. 18 year olds: very few if any restrictions depending on where you live.

RE: Teenagers are not quite adults.
By probedb on 8/13/2012 6:26:05 AM , Rating: 2
Or 18 in many other parts of the world.

