[bawolff]

Not fully developed is not the same as not developed at all. This isn't an example of a rash purchase. The kid stole the parent's password and transfered money between the accounts over a period of 15 days. That means premeditation and repeatedly doing it over 2 weeks. Its not a case of /omg these shoes are so cool im going to buy them anyways eventhough i cant afford it/. This was planned and carried out over a period of 15 days.

I understand that kids can get carried away and do stupid things sometimes. But its not like teenagers have no control over their actions. We (mostly) don't see teenagers holding up banks, going on mass murder sprees, etc.

I'm not suggesting punative punishment. I'm only suggesting that the parent take the direct consequences of the kid's actions. If your five year old breaks something in a store, nobody really thinks its the five year olds fault, but the parent still has to pay for the broken item. The teenager definitely has more culpability than the five year old of this example.