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What this article fails to mention is that "free range" kids causes them to interact with the world on their own without understanding the consequences of their
by MeinBlutIstBlau 5y ago
What this article fails to mention is that "free range" kids causes them to interact with the world on their own without understanding the consequences of their actions. Unfortunately we live in a police state where there is no leniency for misunderstandings or just being flat out ignorant. It's illegal to not know the law and anybody can pursue you for any infraction. It's hard to experiment and learn when you have family members that are paranoid on your behalf to prevent lawsuits.
- jl2718 5y agoPedantic, but it’s not illegal to not know the law; it’s just not an excuse if you violate it. It’s also practically impossible for a human to know the law, but it’s also practically impossible to arrest everybody, so best bet is to just go full lemming and do whatever you see everybody else doing. Digression: I just thought of a fictional justice system for a fantasy/sci-fi novel. There are no laws, but 1% of the country is incarcerated at all times. A prosecutor bringing trial against a defendant must find someone currently in jail, and a trial is conducted where a jury votes on which to send to jail, and which to free.
- MeinBlutIstBlau 5y agoWhich is honestly a joke seeing as laws are so convoluted and complicated, it's impossible to know all the laws. So every day you walk in public you risk someone being annoyed enough to try to get you arrested.
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