Further in that article they arrested some 6 year old in NC for picking a tulip at a bus stop. Seriously?
Still, more than half of American states have no minimum age at all. Of those that do, only North Carolina, at age 6, has a lower minimum than New York.
Earlier this year in North Carolina, a 6-year-old boy was arrested and taken to court after he picked a tulip while waiting at a bus stop, according to a report in the Herald-Sun in Durham, North Carolina.
The case was dismissed but set off a furor. “Should a child that believes in Santa Claus, the Easter Bunny and the tooth fairy be making life-altering decisions?” J.H. Corpening, the Chief District Court judge of New Hanover County, asked, expressing his belief that such young children are unaware of the consequences of behavior that could be considered criminal. North Carolina is also considering a change to its law.
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