Louisiana’s criminal justice system now treats all 17-year-olds as adults. Lawmakers lowered the age from 18 to curb teen violence, but nearly 70% of the 17-year-olds arrested in the state’s three largest parishes aren’t accused of violent crimes.
  • thejoker954@lemmy.world
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    3 months ago

    Sounds like the law is working as intended. Destroy young lives.

    It would have been suuuper easy to just add for violent crimes 17 year olds can be charged as an adult.