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Since the brain isn't fully developed
by degsme

Since neurophysiologically the brain of a 13yo is 10-11 years away from full development, the notion that you can predict "incorrigibility" at 13 simply isn't supported.

if an Iraq veteran with documented TBI were accused of this crime, he could not be convicted. He could be sentenced to a mental hospital but not actually convicted.

So how can a child with a similarly impaired brain?

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