In Reply to: Answers to Fam x 5: posted by Gucci on Thursday, 6. October 2011 at 22:18 Bali Time:
A 14 yr old does not have the same capacity as an adult to make well informed educated decisions, they are often impulsive and engage in risk taking behaviour (all of which are normal).. We do not know the full story, perhaps he was just trying to 'be cool' who knows what went through his mind but I guarrantee it was not that he was breaking the law. I feel a great deal of compassion for this family and for that boy, it would be incredibly difficult for all concerned and a nightmare I imagine for the parents concerned. In Australia he would have got a wrap over the knuckles and a warning if he had not been in trouble previously so there is a huge difference between here and there.