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Nov. 25th, 2008 07:13 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png)
When you heard of the 8-year-old who "confessed" to a double-murder, and searching your mind's eye for a default image of an eight-year-old, did any of you immediately think of Lisa Simpson? Because I sure can't name anyone else who's eight years old. Oh, wait -- the kid from Home Alone was 8 when he battled those robbers in that giant house.
In both cases, Hollywood has conditioned me to severely overestimate the cleverness of children.
In both cases, Hollywood has conditioned me to severely overestimate the cleverness of children.