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Originally posted by Cerek the Barbaric:
[b]Alexander,
You have stated that a 17 year old in Texas cannot smoke, drink, gamble, or vote. Unfortunately, you are WRONG! (except for the voting issue).
A 17 year old CAN do ALL of these things. They just risk being punished because it is illegal for them to do it at that age.
They can also commit murder. If they caught and convicted[/b, then they must face the penalty for that offense also.
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My whole point is that he is not legally recognized by the government as an adult, so if you're going to punish him as you would punish an adult, surely it would make sense to treat him as one in all other respects (and from here on change the voting/gambling/whatever age to 17).