[quote][b]Posted by:[/b] Technoxious [quote][b]Posted by:[/b] Dawkinsfan33 You're still a child, mate. And you're right, 8th grade girls aren't the same as 6th grade girls, but they're still girls. They're still children. They will make the same mistakes as elementary school children. They shouldn't be shunned from society forever for something so stupid.[/quote] They still have a lot to learn, I'll give you that. Such as the meaning of the word "consequences" and how their actions have them.[/quote] Their actions do have consequences, and they should be punished to learn them, but appropriately. This is an opportunity for their parents to teach them and make things right. Sending them to a detention center would not have the same positive effect.