When we were young, even the thought of commiting such heinous crimes AT THAT AGE was unthinkable. Yet here in Chicago and elsewhere it is the norm. We are seeing this juvenile surge in violent crimes and it never seems to stop.
Ostensibly it may be reflected in the perception that the penalties for juvenile crime are nowhere near adult ones so the risk is minimized if you don’t care about the next few years of your life.
Sad part is it is a helluva way to start out in life and establishes the wrong parameters going forward.