Able, Age 10: A Case Study

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On a dark and stormy night, Able, age 13 and Bonnie, age 15, discussed how great it would be if they had some money to spend on their weekend trip to the beach. They consulted Clyde, age 21, knowing that he was very sneaky and knowing he would easily come up with a plan for money. The three agreed that they would go to the home of their neighbor (Nelly hereafter), take a $2000 vase from the living room, and sell it for $750, leaving them each with $250 dollars. All agreed that Clyde would get the vase. Clyde immediately walked to the neighbor’s front door and opened the window. Clyde crawled in and noticed that the vase was not there. Knowing that he needed something of value, he looked around and noticed a pure gold statue. He picked…show more content…
They agreed to burn the house down to hide the evidence. They went to their own garage and found a gas can, took some matches, and proceeded to Nelly’s home. Able dowsed the front door with gas, and Bonnie lit the match. Before dropping the match, the three decided together that burning the house would not solve their problems. After Bonnie blew out the match, the three went returned the gas can to their…show more content…
Able called Dick and set up the place where Dick would meet Able and receive the stolen candleholder. When Able arrived, he noticed that Dick was wearing a significantly expensive watch, more expensive than the candleholder. They exchanged words for a moment, but Able was thinking how much more money he could get for his vacation if he had Dick’s watch. He though to himself, “I could hit Dick over the head with this candleholder and take the watch, that way we would have more money. No one would miss Dick anyway.” As soon as this thought raced through Able’s head, he struck Dick with the candleholder. For good measure, he struck Dick again. Dick died instantly. Able left the antique candleholder at the scene. Able thereafter returned to meet his friends. The next day, Able noticed that Dick’s watch was a fake. In fact, the watch was a “Polex,” not a “Rolex,” but Able scratched the “P” to look like an “R.” He went to a pawnshop and told the dealer that he had this “Rolex” to sell. The dealer agreed and gave a check to Able for $300. After leaving the store, Able changed the $300 to $3000 with his pen and cashed it at a local

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