Others look at the same teenager and see a brain still under construction, shaped by trauma, impulsivity, and influences she never chose. They ask whether a system that locks a child away for life is protecting society, or surrendering on the possibility of change. Between those two truths—irreversible harm and unrealized potential—sits an uncomfortable question: when a teenager commits an unforgivable act, should the law measure only what they did, or also who they might still become?
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