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To: koan who wrote (133382)	4/21/2013 4:32:41 PM
From: tejek	Respond to of 149317

<<They were not kids. 19 and 26 are not kids......both could vote and serve in the military. I've said this to you before.........you're categorizing them as kids is both patronizing and demeaning.>> You think voting and being in the military says kids are not kids. Tejek that isn't even logical. It wasn't psychologists who determind kids were men and old enough to vote and be in the military. It was politicans. The whole reason the military likes kids is that are manageable. 19 is certainly a kid. The other guy was a religious zealot which I would categorize as nuts. So the 26 year old was nuts and his kid borther was mindless. It isn't patronizing, it is psychology and neurology. Its theorized that certain aspects of the human brain don't completely mature until 20 or 21...........however that is not what defines the term adult vs kid. Here is Webster's definition of kid: 1 a : a young goat b : a young individual of various animals related to the goat 2 a : the flesh, fur, or skin of a kid b : something made of kid 3 *: a young person; especially* : child —often used as a generalized reference to one especially younger or less experienced <the kid on the pro golf tour> <poor kid>** merriam-webster.com Please note the underlined portion of the definition........someone with less experienced.........which can be used as a subtle putdown. Hence, a 29 year old who lives next door to the bombers referred to the two bros as kids. Huh? He's only 3 years older than the 26 year old. Its BS. And if you click on the child link, you will see that child means the period of time between infancy and youth. And sure we need to lock them up forever, but hating on them is just a waste of time and senseless. It is like hating a dog who shits on your front yard. I am not hating them. I don't know them. However, I am saying they deserved to be punished severely for what they have done.