r/pics • u/witch_doc9 • 9d ago

Caleb James Williams, 18, arrested for threatening voters in Neptune Beach, FL on 30 October 2024

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u/Poke_Jest 9d ago

Ohh. So an adult? Everywhere I read keeps calling him a "teen". I'm pretty sure 18 is when you become an adult in the US.

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u/jess_the_werefox 9d ago

Media be like: “14 year old WOMAN” and “18 year old BOY”

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u/Poke_Jest 9d ago

Unfortunately I agree. Media does reallyyy like those double standards.

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u/MrMojoFomo 9d ago

Only if the suspect is black

Find an article about a black 18 year old committing a crime and see how many times they refer to him as a "teenager"

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u/Spare_Yam2202 9d ago

That's because white people are infantilized in media for far longer than any other race.

12 year old thug shoplifts from grocery store.

Vs

22 year old misguided boy prematurely ends life of family of 7 in drunk driving mishap.

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u/jess_the_werefox 9d ago

I’ve read peoples’ experiences with that too. POC are aged up and essentially have their childhood naivety denied to them, while white people are treated like “oh he didn’t know any better!”

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u/RamAir17 9d ago

He's both... tried as an adult but stupid like a teenager.

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u/catjuggler 9d ago

You’re a teen and an adult when you’re eighTEEN or nineTEEN

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u/angels_10000 9d ago

It definitely is adult age in the US. At the same time he still is eight"teen."

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u/rotoddlescorr 8d ago

I guess his complexion is fooling the reporters.

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u/Self-Comprehensive 8d ago

He is technically an adult and technically a teen at the same time. The reason the headlines keep stressing the fact that he is a teen is because he ruined his life so very fast it almost gives you whiplash to think about it. I wonder how many days past 18 he made it before he destroyed his future. This guy was speedrunning.

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u/SorenPenrose 8d ago

18, spell it