[Not A Snowbird]

I think that it is safe to say that the article is using the teen reference to drum up sympathy for Mr. Johnson and to give the impression that he shouldn’t be held responsible for his actions considering his “tender age.”

I completely agree. When is an eighteen year old a "teen", and when is he a "young adult"? Depends on who's writing the story.

Side note, one evening my then 15-year-old daughter referred to herself and her friends as "young adults". I informed her she would be a "young adult" when she was paying her own rent, buying her own food, and willing to take full responsibility for her actions. She reverted to "teenager" very quickly.

[GOPologist]

******I think that it is safe to say that the article is using the teen reference to drum up sympathy for Mr. Johnson and to give the impression that he shouldn’t be held responsible for his actions considering his “tender age.” ******

I agree.

When I first saw the heading and read the word “teen,” my first thought was a young person. I know that 18 is a teenager. I also know that 18 year elders can vote and can join the military. For years, 18, 19, and 20 year elders have been doing their darnest to be allowed to drink.

As far as I’m concerned he may be a teen, he must still be charged for what he did as an adult.