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One is an adult. They have freedoms which we, as a society, have taken away due to whatever offense they have committed (potentially as light as possession of M
by fzeroracer 8y ago
One is an adult. They have freedoms which we, as a society, have taken away due to whatever offense they have committed (potentially as light as possession of Marijuana).
One is a child. They do not have the freedoms which we, as a society, have given them yet due to their age, lack of maturity and lack of means.
- rayiner 8y agoWhat is the logic for giving more preferential treatment to someone who is a ward because they did something bad, versus a child who is a ward despite being completely innocent?
- rosser 8y ago> ...more preferential treatment... I don't see this position being articulated here. Can you help me understand how you read the people disagreeing with you as saying that?
- SahAssar 8y agoAre you arguing for child labor or are you just unintentionally doing it?
- macintux 8y agoMy argument for treating prisoners better than children (at least in regard to being paid for working) is that once you leave prison, you're likely in a really bad situation unless you have money to help with the transition. Finding a job is tough as an ex-con. Your support network may well be gone, or it may be entirely composed of people who enabled you in the first place. Most kids have years of supported, gradual transition from unpaid chores to fully-independent adults, although there are obviously exceptions to that. I feel really badly for kids who enter adulthood from foster care.