by Richard@DecisionSkills » Wed Jan 31, 2018 2:14 am
To commit a crime, such as rape, you have to be mentally capable. This means you have to knowingly or intentionally commit an act. The reason 12 year olds aren’t arrested for experimenting, is because they are not mature mentally, i.e. not mentally capable. They can’t knowingly, because cognitively they are ignorant, immature, underdeveloped, etc.
Adult you is now trying to perform a mental magic trick, and transport your current mindset to impose your current moral values on your 12 year old self. Do you think that is fair? Do you really think you should hold a 12 year old child responsible for your current beliefs? And if so, why only your 12 year old self? Why not apply your current moral understanding to all of your previous behaviors?