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Self-Comprehensive t1_j8o14do wrote
Reply to comment by Ksh_667 in 4 juveniles shot outside Westinghouse Academy in Homewood West by yourdonefor_wt
It just means kid. There's no value, good or bad, attached to the word juvenile in the US.
Self-Comprehensive t1_j8k9lpy wrote
Reply to comment by calmdwnnchill in 4 juveniles shot outside Westinghouse Academy in Homewood West by yourdonefor_wt
Juvenile just means kid. It doesn't mean bad kid. You're thinking of the term "Juvenile Delinquent".
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Reply to comment by too_old_to_be_clever in Body is 17-year-old accused of shooting 2 at Denver high school, Colorado coroner confirms - CNN by oldschoolskater
It was totally a thing in the 80s and 90s, it just wasn't so extreme. It ramped up after Columbine in 99 though.