The “raise the age” bill may have passed with an overwhelming 104-8 vote in the N.C. House vote, but not all local law enforcement is in favor.The bill would move misdemeanor and non-violent felony cases for 16- and 17-year-olds from criminal court to juvenile court, a move that North Carolina is the last in the nation to make, according to the Associated Press, after New York agreed in April to a two-year phase-out of the practice.“I would like to see it [...]
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