Maryland Democrats are pushing a bill in the state legislature that would prevent anyone under the age of 25 from being charged with felony murder.
The bill has become a lightning rod, with critics arguing the effects of such a proposal becoming law could be devastating.
"If this bill passes, you're going to have kingpins, you're going to have gangs use juveniles to do their dirty work," Republican Del. Susan McComas told"The solution is not changing the law to excuse or to make excuses for the violator," said Harford County Sheriff Jeff Gahler."The process that needs to be in place is to hold that person accountable."
Maury Richards, a law enforcement expert and former police chief in Martinsburg, W.Va., added that there's"a crime wave of violence going on right now," but"we're hung up on whether 25-year-olds should be charged with murder."Maryland Democratic Delegate Charlotte Crutchfield, right, with U.S. Rep. Lucy McBath, D-Ga.However, Republican opponents counter that Democrats only use mental capacity when it comes to crime policies.
"Proponents of the bill say that the human brain is not fully formed in the frontal lobes until age 25," said McComas."But yet, we're doing other things in the general assembly, letting children vote earlier and earlier, letting them get hormone inducing drugs to change their sex.
The Youth Accountability and Safety Act is currently making its way through the state House. Fox News Digital has reached out to Cruchfield for comment.Get the latest updates from the 2024 campaign trail, exclusive interviews and more Fox News politics content.
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