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And this sorta crime, a lie that you don't realize the consequences of, is a classic example of something I'd expect and excuse out of a 13 year old.

Children lack the mens rea for this to be a crime. They really can't conceive of the consequences of this, so can't be guilty.

The person who killed them? The dad who got the islamists involved? There is an age where someone is basically too young to know that what they are doing could result in serious consequences, and she was well below that, especially for something as indirect as this, where the consequences are...

At that age? She didn't know the consequences of what she did. I can't hold her guilty.

She was 13. I don't really blame her too much for being stupid at 13. Blame lies with the father for calling the islamists.