Comment by ocdtrekkie
3 years ago
It's great your ability to judge risk and reward at age 17 was so solid, but for many it is not. Brain development does not stop that early. I think the difference in culpability between a bad decision at age 17 and say, a bad decision at age 23 is huge.
More importantly, the fact the GP believes the risk was not worth it shows that their situation was far better than that of many people. Crime is a risk worth taking in many cases.