To be fair, I know 17 year old "kids" who are more "adult" than some 40 year olds! 17 is VERY close to being a "legal adult" though. Just a few months away from that arbitrary number that signifies "adulthood".
Still, it's very unfortunate that a young man is dead (maybe we should just call him a young man since he obviously was not quite an adult but definitely NOT a kid).
there might be some mature 17 yearolds certainly not all of them are tho its a very rare beast that turns 18 and deserves the title of "adult" but as an arbitary age for legal adulthood 18's a good place im not going to suggest it be raised
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thats 17 and 21 days old that alot more awfully close to being 16 than it is 18 dont you think?
then we got his school life that people have been trying to use to demonize him lets look at it again. getting suspended for graffiti thats is a schoolboy error if ever you saw one no? its not even as if he was a budding artist just some kid scrawling onto a locker in front of a camera no less.
is that the actions of a "young man" on the verge of manhood of some "kid" who hasnt learnt how not to be a muppet yet?
if he was somone alive that i knew i would call him a kid still.. the funny thing is even zimmerman called him a "kid" on the 911 tapes
but you are right it definitely is sad this kid is dead before he could even work out what life is about..