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Lower the legal age of criminal responsibility to 7

Submitted by Patrick Rulee on Sunday 13th March 2022

Published on Monday 21st March 2022

Current status: Closed

Closed: Wednesday 5th October 2022

Signatures: 18

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Actions ~ Child ~ Children ~ Criminal ~ Law

Petition Action

Lower the legal age of criminal responsibility to 7

Petition Details

Change the child law for criminal responsibility so the age of criminal responsibility is reduce from 10 to 7. Children know what is right and wrong from as young as 7.

Additional Information

There have been cases where children as young as 7 have been involved in attacks towards others, some using weapons. We believe children need to be accountable for their actions.


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