Letter: Young men do things they regret

During a family dinner conversation, my husband posed to my 18-year-old son, “If [Brett] Kavanaugh had been involved in a sexual assault when he was only 17 and had he been found guilty, his record would have been expunged when he turned 18. Is it fair to hold someone accountable for something they did when they were so young?” My son responded, "When I was in fourth grade some kids asked me to be part of a petty theft group at school. I knew that it would hurt people so I told them