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Just a thought I had, like what can a ten year old do(besides mass murder & accidents) that messes up their life so badly that it is unrecoverable?

It has to be something that is self inflicted and not something that is the cause of others around them.

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[โ€“] Ziggurat@sh.itjust.works 17 points 4 days ago (2 children)

Actually, the younger you fuck up, the worse are the consequences. A 13 year old go in a school fight, he is kicked out of school, has to go in another school further away, sleep less, see his grade fall down, and next year he'll be pushed to start an apprenticeship rather than high school.

A 31 one year old (otherwise a good citizen) does the same. He'll spend a night in police custody and at worst pays a fine (with a high probability that change are dropped because judges and prosecutor are busy)

[โ€“] Artemis_Mystique@lemmy.ml 10 points 4 days ago

I agree with your general point but I don't agree with your example because apprenticeship can still lead to stable employment and a fulfilling life

[โ€“] CanadaPlus@lemmy.sdf.org 1 points 3 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

That's a very unusual example. If you're prepubescent you can get away with straight up murder in a lot of jurisdictions and basically go back to your life after a few years, of lots of therapy, and legal supervision.