re: 13 Reasons Why - Season 4

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Clay Jensen would be in the system in real life, so would Alex and Jessica. The fact that everyone got away smelling like a bed of roses is a microcosm of why today's youth is so screwed up. They expect zero consequences for their actions/failings.

Clay Jensen did the following:

- Vandalized school property
- Stole a firearm off a police officer and taunted a group of them with it
- Escaped from a hospital while still in police/state custody
- Beat a teenager to a pulp with his bare hands at a party after sleeping with his girlfriend (the chief's daughter)
- Drove drunk and flipped Zach's car, severely injuring Zach in the process
- Helped instigate a riot, assaulted police officers, and blew up the school principal's car
- Went into a police station and announced he had a gun and was ready to use it

And that's just what he did in the final season. It's not even including him covering up the murder of Bryce Walker or Tyler's attempted mass shooting of the school at the end of season two. Every single one of these offenses is potentially a felony and a misdemeanor at the very least. He wasn't charged or punished for any of it. I don't know about the rest of you, but all of these are telltale warning signs of a professional criminal in the making. I would have at least thrown his arse behind bars for a week or two to cool him off and give him a chance to re-think the path he had put himself on.

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