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OK well, let's stick with what we've got and the story. An 11 year old being tried as an adult.
What makes you believe that an 11 year old has the same brain, emotional, maturity, reasoning levels and life experiences as an 18 year old? I don't understand where you draw the similarities from.
A sixth grader understands the difference between right and wrong. They know the consequences for murder. They will understand the trial process if it is explained to them. Given all that, why shouldn't they be tried as an adult? An adult that met all that criteria would be declared competent to stand trial.
Most of your criteria (brain, emotional, maturity, reasoning levels and life experiences) aren't applicable to deciding what to try someone as. For instance, an 18 year-old and a 40 year-old wouldn't have the same brain, emotional, maturity, reasoning levels and life experiences. But most people think they should both be tried as adults.