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minus-squareBuffalobuffalo@reddthat.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up23arrow-down11·4 days agoThis is a dumb take. Since 2005 you cannot use capital punishment for minors see https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roper_v._Simmons Most school shooters are under 18, Luigi is 26.
minus-squareCornelius_Wangenheim@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up33arrow-down2·4 days agoLooking at this, the vast majority of them are adults: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_school_shootings_in_the_United_States_by_death_toll The far bigger reason is that most don’t survive to be prosecuted.
This is a dumb take. Since 2005 you cannot use capital punishment for minors see https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roper_v._Simmons
Most school shooters are under 18, Luigi is 26.
Looking at this, the vast majority of them are adults: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_school_shootings_in_the_United_States_by_death_toll
The far bigger reason is that most don’t survive to be prosecuted.