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University students are emphatically not kids. The students who are US citizens are legal adults expected to vote an participate in democracy. At what age do yo
by ed312 5y ago
University students are emphatically not kids. The students who are US citizens are legal adults expected to vote an participate in democracy. At what age do you expect them to suddenly "grow up" and be responsible for their actions?
- wombatpm 5y agoOnce they are nominated for the Supreme Court or elected to federal office. Everything else is youthful indiscretions
- throwaway0a5e 5y agoBeing a functional adult takes practice. Nobody "grows up" until they've been responsible for their own actions for several years. Highschools (and to a lesser degree, parents) have largely passed the buck on this one. If it were up to me people would get voting rights a few years after they get treated like an adult in all other capacities, I don't care if you move one up or move the other back. Universities should treat students like adults but these people have no practice being adults so it's gonna be messy.
- hindsightbias 5y agoThe day we let them drink.