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the verge is reporting that he's being tried as an adult, so maybe that's the reasoning.

https://www.theverge.com/2020/7/31/21349920/twitter-hack-arr...

>He’s being charged as an adult, and the press conference made clear that law enforcement is considering how bad consequences of the hack could have been — not just the $100,000-plus in bitcoin that the teen is alleged to have scammed out of unsuspecting Twitter users.

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What's the point of having different sentencing for minors if you can just try them as an adult if they're "bad enough"?

I always thought that was exactly the point, an acknowledgment that children and teenagers sometimes do stupid things, but there’s a big difference between doing some graffiti vs raping and murdering someone when you’re 15.

Yeah I could agree with that for violent/depraved crimes, but for hacking? I don't see why they're charging him as an adult.

Hacking into Twitter accounts isn't a depraved, violent crime. I could see that as the immaturity or lack of foresight of a smart teenager. Yes, they're prominent people. Doesn't really change it IMO.

Can't even buy a cigarette but he's being charged as an adult. The court system needs reform.

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