Read the US Supreme Court decisions — Roper v Simmons, Graham v Florida, Miller v Alabama—addressing juvenile justice. These opinions rely heavily upon social science studies which demonstrate that young adults’ brains do not settle until age 25, earlier for females. These opinions discuss the impulsive nature of young adults, the lack of capacity to think pass the moment.
You often cite the high murder rates in cities. One of the big drivers is social media and the disrespect and slights and juvenile smack talk between players that escalates at mach speed, where the aggrieved party deems that the only fix is to kill the other party, thereby seizing the moment to payback the insult.
Kirk’s killing fits that same mold. But we get it: Kirk’s life has more value to you than some 19 year old black kid from an urban housing project.
Common murder. Yes.
I gather your interaction with young adults charged with murder is zero.
Replies to: "I gather your interaction with young adults charged with murder is zero."
- I get the sense that some people here are more outraged about Kimmel than Kirk. - iairishcheeks - 5:23pm 9/19/25
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- Even for you an awful and childish comparison. [NT] - Frank L - 8:21pm 9/19/25
- One perpetrator is an unstable young adult who vented his hurt with a bullet. - conorlarkin - 8:07pm 9/19/25
- Another 80/20 yr on the wrong side of [NT] - ColeyO - 10:31pm 9/19/25
- All we have to do is let people like you keep talking. [NT] - MAS - 9:42pm 9/19/25
- Repeating misinformation in pursuit of misplaced outrage, you should be double ashamed. [NT]
- iairishcheeks - 8:22pm 9/19/25
- Right away, Trumpies lied that radical leftists shot Kirk without vetting their claim. [NT]
- ND521 - 8:33pm 9/19/25
- He was a radical leftist. [NT] [LINK] - iairishcheeks - 8:52pm 9/19/25
- Right away, Trumpies lied that radical leftists shot Kirk without vetting their claim. [NT]
- ND521 - 8:33pm 9/19/25
- “Common murder”?! Wow. You are definitely part of the problem. Did you feel glee when you heard? - BaronVonZemo - 8:15pm 9/19/25
- I gather your interaction with young adults charged with murder is zero. - conorlarkin - 9:04pm 9/19/25
- "I guess Kirk's life has more value to you than a 19yo black kid from an urban housing project" WTF? - BaronVonZemo - 1:08am 9/20/25
- I do not diminish Kirk’s murder. But I refuse to elevate it from other firearm murders. - conorlarkin - 7:42am 9/20/25
- The "Why?" matters. - iairishcheeks - 2:01pm 9/20/25
- I do not diminish Kirk’s murder. But I refuse to elevate it from other firearm murders. - conorlarkin - 7:42am 9/20/25
- "I guess Kirk's life has more value to you than a 19yo black kid from an urban housing project" WTF? - BaronVonZemo - 1:08am 9/20/25
- I gather your interaction with young adults charged with murder is zero. - conorlarkin - 9:04pm 9/19/25
- Quite a bit more. [NT] - BaronVonZemo - 7:33pm 9/19/25
- Is it a competition? - Chris94 - 5:33pm 9/19/25
- Repeating misinformation in pursuit of misplaced outrage, you should be double ashamed. [NT]
- iairishcheeks - 5:35pm 9/19/25
- Sure. Good talk. [NT]
- Chris94 - 5:37pm 9/19/25
- Prove that you’re not a spoiled 15 yo teenage girl…and stop rolling your eyes. [NT]
- BaronVonZemo - 7:35pm 9/19/25
- He posts like a Valley Girl anyway [NT] - ColeyO - 7:56pm 9/19/25
- Prove that you’re not a spoiled 15 yo teenage girl…and stop rolling your eyes. [NT]
- BaronVonZemo - 7:35pm 9/19/25
- Sure. Good talk. [NT]
- Chris94 - 5:37pm 9/19/25
- Repeating misinformation in pursuit of misplaced outrage, you should be double ashamed. [NT]
- iairishcheeks - 5:35pm 9/19/25
- GFYS you self righteous prick. [NT]
- jimbasil - 5:30pm 9/19/25
- Irony [NT] - irish93 - 7:53pm 9/19/25
- Jim, you’re a mess. [NT] - Hensou - 6:31pm 9/19/25
- He’s an uneducated douche, who relies on this message board for attention. [NT] - Domer From Hell - 6:26pm 9/19/25
- FBI Watchlist. [NT] - iairishcheeks - 5:35pm 9/19/25
- There are crazies who always do the wrong thing, sorry we expected better from our govt leaders. - Quest4twelve - 5:25pm 9/19/25