Current Events > 14yo mother dead after stolen Kia is crashed while attempting Tiktok challenge.

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The idea that kids are always subject to being dumb and cant have responsibility seems like a thing I exclusively see from white communities.

Yea, it does.

Stop trying to excuse them. Unless you have a disorder or something, you know not to steal cars.

14yo mother? Stopped reading there

Shut down TikTok.

I'm never agreed with this notion that just because people havent hit the magic age of 18 they should be absolved of whatever stupid s*** they do

Most kids start showing a requisite moral sense of being able to tell right from wrong around age 7

But not the ability to connect current actions to consequences.

Fuck off with this excuse already, even when I was 7 I would be able to know that doing x will get me y punishment.

It's not an excuse, it's a well studied and documented fact.

It's not an excuse, it's a well studied and documented fact.

Why even bring it up?

People already ahve empathy/sympathy because no sane human being wants kids to die.

TC is a fucking hack and hes legit pissing me off with his passive aggressive superiority bullshit.

Just ignore him is my suggestion.

Blame the parents

Shit, just realized its a new account.

I got trolled. Damnit.

this bothers me because the "kia challenge" isn't the dangerous part. if the consequence were jail or being shot by the police, sure. but this is the same as crashing any car. just stealing a car won't kill you

Kids do dumb things and are mentally incapable of fully grasping consequences.

People keep saying this, but is there any truth to? Because I was fully cognizant of the things I did as a kid.

What is the challenge? It's 8 pages so I don't feel like reading thru

Kids do dumb things and are mentally incapable of fully grasping consequences.

They are capable of knowing right from wrong as small children

You should read the topic so you don't make redundant and already disputed arguments.

Im sick of people on the internet saying shit like They were kids, so they cant think like adults.

14 is not a toddler. You know not to fucking steal cars.

This is some white people shit. If I even thought to touch my moms car, Im getting my ass beat. I assure you I could connect consequences at the age of 14 just fine.

Why are tiktok challenges so often dangerous and dumb?

Shut the fuck up.

Teenage brains have not fully formed, and there have been multiple studies that show they don't correctly connect actions to consequences in the moment like adults do. Not defending what they did obviously, but you can both condemn what they did AND have sympathy and understanding.

This is some white people shit.

Huh?

I think they are referring to the idea of attributing poor decision making by teenagers to the fact that their brain isnt fully developed. Apparently belief in such things has some sort of racial component. Is that accurate, cuttin?

TC, for example, is citing studies as law when hes more than likely not interpreting the result correctly or naively applying the conclusion to too many situations.

child brains are not fully developed, particularly in the areas that assess risk. how many dumb ass things did you do as a kid? probably a lot, i know i did. don't be so quick to judge a reckless decision, especially one made by a literal child, or to dismiss the sanctity of life.

yes, what they did was reckless and potentially dangerous to others, and it's fortunate that nobody else was killed or hurt. but they were still children who died. have some compassion.

exactly.

Kids do dumb things and are mentally incapable of fully grasping consequences.

So kids just being stupid. Like it's incredibly tragic and my heart goes out to those families that have to bury their young children due to the idiot driver, but I dont see why people are blaming tiktok.

People keep saying this, but is there any truth to? Because I was fully cognizant of the things I did as a kid.

Shut down TikTok.