For the vast majority of the US the age for death penalty had a hard limit of 7 years old. This is based on the Age of Reason from Christianity. [below is rewritten with AI, because I'm a nigger and it was a bit longer] Between the ages of 7 and 14, that presumption was merely rebuttable. If the prosecution could prove the child knew the difference between right and wrong and understood the wickedness of their act, they could be tried, convicted, and sentenced to death just like an adult. [end ai] Due to the above, children aged 7 to 13 were legally executed in the United States. I don't know why I'm making this post, but you friends needed to understand this.