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To: kevcol
Martin had an immature prefrontal cortex...

Assuming my prefrontal cortex was equally immature at 17,I was never in possession of a large quantity...or ANY quantity...or women's jewelry at that age.And that's just one of the curious differences that existed between NoLimitsNigga and I at the age of 17.

52 posted on 07/28/2013 9:10:29 AM PDT by Gay State Conservative (If Obama Had A City It Would Look Like Detroit.)
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To: Gay State Conservative
Assuming my prefrontal cortex was equally immature at 17,

Marijuana use inhibits defelopment of the prefrontal cortex. It's generally fully developed by age 20-22, so the effect isn't significant in people who become users later in life, but produces "arrested development" in people who start using it before development is complete.

Trayvon had the physical body of a 17 year old athlete, and quite possibly the reasoning and cognitive abilities of someone normally much younger. He was able to physically inflict considerable damage to another person (quite possibly lethal) and would have all the aggressive tendencies that come with the high testosterone levels normally present in 17 year old adolescents, but hadn't developed the ability to understand and predict the potential consequences of his own actions.

63 posted on 07/28/2013 9:34:31 AM PDT by tacticalogic ("Oh, bother!" said Pooh, as he chambered his last round.)
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