re: #166 HappyWarrior

“Youthful infraction” versus “bad even as a youth.”

No no, right terminology is “youthful indiscretion.” As in “Yeah, he got shitfaced drunk and smashed into another car, but that was a ‘youthful indiscretion.’”

Versus “This ‘thug’ had a rap sheet from the moment he could walk.”