Shot and killed by young minors - who is the criminal? [View all]

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The 11 year old who shot and killed the 3 year old in Detoit (reported here earlier) is being charged with manslaughter.
http://www.cnn.com/2015/08/05/us/detroit-shooting-death-children/index.html

Eleven year olds live in a fantasy world. Even at 12 or so, I know a young boy who imagined we should have a lever to move the earth away from the sun, so it doesn't get so hot in summertime. Eleven year olds have little impulse control, and they are at the mercy of the environment in which they have been raised. This kid went to his father's house, got a gun out of his father's closet, snuck away and got in a car with a three year old who died.

Some eleven year olds have been trained to be very responsible or obedient, but they are the exception today; and every kid is different.

I just searched for "11 year old charged with" and I was amazed at how many stories there are many stories of kids that age being charged with murder or manslaughter for this act. To me, the kid did a very wrong thing, but it is the adults in society who are supposed to stop this from happening.

Charge the dad who was careless with the gun. The kid needs counseling, probably for "anger management" but also psychological help.

Yes, an 11 year old may be a messed up monster or a vicious soul already, or may just be a stupid kid with no impulse control, but we can't count on the self-restraint of 11-year olds to prevent this tragedy from happening. So who is at fault?