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  The best experiences are never planned
context: Anyone else miss the good old days of this sub, when people posted actual unpopular opinions and described why they held them? 
  Not this everyone will agree so I am gonna post it stuff. >
  
  actual unpopular opinions get removed 🗿 >
  
  Such as? >
  
  Well, politics as a whole is a banned topic.  Probably a lot of shit takes that would flood in if it was ever unbanned >
  
  The person I replied to dm'd me to say their one in particular was about paedos >
  
  I got in trouble when I was younger. That’s not an excuse, just a fucking fact. >
  
  I totally agree and I also think that "young" needs to be specifically defined for this. 
  a kid (5 ) that aciddentally takes his dads car for a ride and kills someone is not in the same lane of being young and making mistakes as a 17year old robbing a gas station. 
  the same with pro athletes that get caught jucing, cheating, dui, whatever. iv they are of legal age, then they are just dumb, criminal adults who should be treated that way. 
  it is basically the same argument as "oh booohoo my upbringing, my social circles and my society I grew up in made me do this". really ? why is it that more poor, uneducated and traumtatized young people DO NOT commit any crime ? 
  yes it might be true that the percentage is higher than in other social groups, but still, the majority does not break the law. >
  
  Young in your 20s? Since when? I thought you were going to say 14 or something >
  
  Young in your teens? Since when? I thought you were gonna say diaper age or something. >
  
  20s are Adult. Teens and daiper age are not >
  
  20s are young adult lol. Most people are not even out of school until their mid or late 20s. You don't even get to legally drink and experiment with drugs or alcohol until 21, which is just 3 years after you get out of HS (which is a controlled environment for teens). >
  
  Well the 21 rule is an American thing. Almost every other country has younger age restrictions. Also you don't get to legally experiment with drugs when turn 21.
  People still being in education in their 20s is irrelevant. If I don't graduate college til I'm 40 am I still young?
  When youre a teenager you can drive, vote, join the army and live on your own, being responsible for yourself.
  20s is not young >
  
  
  Well the 21 rule is an American thing
  
  Just because it's an American thing doesn't make it less real. This post was probably written by an American, and even if it wasn't, people in America can share their thoughts about the post using their own real experience. 
  
  you don't get to legally experiment with drugs when turn 21
  
  I guess in America you do lmfao. 
  
  People still being in education in their 20s is irrelevant
  
  No, it's not. It's not about being in college, it's about only having ever been in an educational institution. I'm 21 and don't consider myself young because I've been working in different jobs through HS and early college, then toward the end of my AAS degrees got an internship and a job in the career field I was studying for. I've now got over a year and a half of experience at my current job, 3 years of education in my field, and over 5 years of practical experience relating to my field. So yeah, if you're 40 and still in college, you're not young unless you've been living in your mom's house the whole time and only ever have been attending classes and doing nothing else professionally. 
  
  20s is not young
  
  What does young mean to you? Because to me, not even having lived a quarter of my life yet, 20 seems to meet the definition of young. >
  
  Lol As a person in America I can assure you that 98% of "drug experimentation" is absolutely illegal. >
  
  When you said young I thought something like 10-12 years old lol. Well, that OP was adult enough to know the difference between “committing assault” and “being caught an assault”. This joke is pretty self explanatory. >
  
  Yep.  This weird idea that being a "juvenile" gets you a pass to do whatever, and then the slate is wiped clean on your 18th birthday, is irrational and bizarre.  Victims aren't more or less hurt based on the age of the perpetrator.
  Don't get me started on the "tried as an adult" thing.  If we have the rule, follow the rule. >
  
  It’s because children don’t have the same decision making ability as adults. >
  
  More importantly, it's impulsivity. They don't always think of the consequences/repercussions of it beforehand, even if they know something is right or wrong. >
  
  I work in a prison. It's not an excuse, but young people have a lot more potential to fix their lives, so the law tries to give them that opportunity if possible. Some of these kids had really rough lives. All they understand is power, violence and domination. It's sad. >
  
  It’s not an excuse but people often mature and change for the better. I’m not sure what you’re looking for here. >
  
  I had a medical school colleague who caught a hit and run DUI charge at 18 years old.
  Great doctor, nice doctor, empathetic person.
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  The younger I was, the dumber the things I did with friends. This is the way of life.
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  I'm sorry but I'm going to have to disagree with you OP.
  I've seen my university chemistry students mature quite a bit after just 2 years.
  I've seen my physician colleague mature greatly over the 4 years we were at medical school.
  Age matures people. It's just the way life is.
  On top of that, I think 2nd chances are necessary even if a colleague physician gets a DUI or so.
  There are limits though, like certain assault charges. And if someone gets a DUI twice, especially in a short time, that's also a major issue.
  But really OP, you need to accept age matures people, and that 2nd chances are sometimes necessary. >
  
  20s? Nah that aint young to avoid penalties. If they were early teens I would probably agree that they are too "young and dumb" to lose a large chunk of their lives over a crime. However, in saying that, they still should be without consequence it's just going to cause more problems for society as a whole. It's scary how one bad decision could ruin your life, as I have made many bad decisions (not illegal ones, just dumb life choices) over the years and to think one of those could have ended it is insane. But I was also lucky to be born into a family / community the built a strong morale compass, so maybe the fact that I never made one of those choices was because I wouldn't. >
  
  There's a difference between 'excuses' and 'explains'. >
  
  Many young people drive while drunk because they don't really know what drunk driving is. "I only had a shot, I know how alcohol affects me" is a common thing young people say before they get behind the wheel. It's the young-and-invincible mindgame they play onto themselves. It can't happen to them, because nothing that bad ever does. 
  If it's not the ignorant invincibility mindset, then it's probably the "I drove here, and I don't know how to simply not drive back" mindset. Maybe they take a 30 minute nap in their car, and then wake up and "feel fine" to drive. It's not the alcohol they're feeling, they're just a little groggy from the nap, that's all! 
  Being young literally means they are inexperienced with the real world. You're not allowed to drink until you're 21 legally, so 21 year olds generally have no clue how alcohol affects them. There are so many, countless reasons why young people drive drunk that assuming it's because they're bad people who deliberately choose to make a bad decision to put others in harm's way is very narrow minded. >
  
  written like a true former young person, well done >
  
  I lived on the street when I was 16 when my mom went to federal prison. I committed crime to survive, shoplifting and selling weed. I have never hurt anyone. >
  
  You commit crimes  because you are young, i commit crimes because I hate the government we are not the same >
  
  Like murder for example doesn't matter if the person is five or fifty we should treat them the same. >
  
  I disagree, children as young as 5 literally don’t understand the consequences of their actions. Not for themselves or for others. >
  
  My guy it was a hyperbole, I don't think anyone seriously expects a 5 year old to be a murderer. >
  
  Yeah I’ve seen plenty of people who say that seriously. >
  
  goddamn >
  
  Young people are dumb, mostly because they are young and dont have the life experience. >
  
  Not an excuse though >
  
  Young people do dumb shit because they dont know any better. How do you suggest people make informed decisions when they have no experience to base it off? >
  
  Murder bad should be good enough >
  
  Bit full on haha >
  
  Not an excuse but definitely a reason. Children are using  what they've gathered growing up and basically testing their limits. They have to be responsibly restrained by rules and should be at the top of the list for rehabilitation.  
  Can we try letting them in a place maybe that's different than the one they've grown up in? >
  
  Typically it's carryover from being told that a juvenile record won't be Detrimental to their adult options... It a falsehood that ignores the consequences of learned behaviors and kicks the ball just far enough ahead to keep those kids trapped >
  
  The crimes should be done when you're old and have nothing to lose. So what if they lock up an old person they'll probably die anyway >
  
  What do f you want to commit a crime that requires you to be young. What’s you’re plan then