answer:Well, children can be tried as adults in the US. Brother and sister, ages 12 and 13, are about to be freed after serving something like 18 years for killing their dad’s girlfriend. And an 11 year old was facing life without parole for killing his dad’ pregnant finance. But criminals and people with diminished capacity are not t\“treated like children.” They are treated as adults and either face the consequences of their adult actions, or they are hospitalized for not being safe for society or themselves.