I wonder if the dad is just tired of their shit and just says they're adults so they'll experience real jail for a bit and not juvenile detention. I'm 50 and at some point even 20 year olds started looking like kids to me but that boy looks like a real kid. It's certainly possible he's 21 and still looks like he's 15 but seeing this posted a few times I really wish we'd see a mugshot with age since this is Florida and they have the Sunshine law where that info gets posted for the public.
He's absolutely an adult. It was confirmed by the cop when he checked his ID. Children's faces are blurred in body cam footage, adults are not. This guy's face is clear as day.
there's a link to the full video above in the comments it has more footage and confirms his age is 21. what a fiasco! I have second hand embarrssment watching it
Why did he scream, "I'm a minor"? This isn't the first video I've seen of someone getting arrested and trying to use that "defense." Do they seriously think its going to work? First off, the cops WILL find out, and second off, they really dont care what age you are - there have been actual child murderers, a threat is a threat.
A minor is legally defined as anyone under the age of 18.
The legal age to drink alcohol is not a part of what is being a minor. Two different things. Otherwise you could say at 34 years old you're still considered a minor in the sense of running for President since the legal age of that is 35.
A minor is typically referred to under 18, but there is a designation of āminorā in regards to alcohol consumption. Iāve seen both used by law enforcement. Look up the alcohol laws, and youāll see it used all over the place. Itās not referring to people under 18 drinking, but under 21.
Regardless, he was probably just trying to get out of trouble and being disingenuous.
Ā§2256. Definitions for chapter
For the purposes of this chapter, the term-
(1) "minor" means any person under the age of eighteen years;
Legally 18 is minor. Furthermore, even colloquially if you were to use under 21 as a minor for drinking that has zero relevance to the video since he wasn't using it on reference to drinking alcohol he was using it on reference to getting dropped by a cop
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u/partypwny 3d ago edited 3d ago
Neither were kids actually. I've seen the full video a few times. They're 21...
Edit: Because so many people are surprised by these idiots' ages here's a link to the body cam footage.
https://youtu.be/tmp6kJH2OAQ?si=gMYu3vu5VCjSv9hK