Civilization, ho!

Wow, now the state can no longer murder retarded people and juveniles. How nice. Maybe someday we'll even stop trying children as adults. Why do we even have an age where one is declared an adult when children can be tried in our court system as adults? I figure if you can kill someone at 13 and face an adult court you should be able to buy booze, cigarettes and pornography and, if you live in South Carolina, fireworks.