Kids are seen as more innocent (and they are) because they’re tiny and don’t have a full understanding of their actions. An adult male is seen as capable of making their own decisions, and it’s not easy to tell if somebody is having some sort of mental breakdown in the act or just doing something stupid.
In the moment there’s a clear distinction and decisions are made based on that
Okay I understand where that could be the case, but why do we even have to compare these like this and have one be "deserved" and one a tragedy instead of both being clearly tragic and sad things?
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u/GuyEatsTiramisu 2h ago
Kids are seen as more innocent (and they are) because they’re tiny and don’t have a full understanding of their actions. An adult male is seen as capable of making their own decisions, and it’s not easy to tell if somebody is having some sort of mental breakdown in the act or just doing something stupid.
In the moment there’s a clear distinction and decisions are made based on that