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just came here to say that while I understand the sentiment, people in their 20s can vote, and should be considered adults, not kids.
by spac 5y ago
just came here to say that while I understand the sentiment, people in their 20s can vote, and should be considered adults, not kids.
- AlecSchueler 5y agoLegally that's true but I think you know as well as anyone that people don't just suddenly mature on the day of their 18th birthday.
- cgriswald 5y agoI wonder what effect treating legal adults as children has on their maturity trajectory.
- travisjungroth 5y agoIt’s super complex. There are cases where the person “gets it” and just getting caught is enough to cause growth. Accountability in the form of punishment may be a waste of time or even harmful to growth because the experience is too painful to integrate. On the other hand, someone who is always let off the hook may never develop a true sense of responsibility and things only get worse. There’s no single factor to tell what’s the right thing to do all the time. But within the theme of this thread, I strongly doubt the optimum solution is “full punishment in every case for everyone the moment they cross the age of majority.”
- exhilaration 5y agoThere's a book about this: https://www.amazon.com/Case-Against-Adolescence-Rediscovering-Adult/dp/188495670X https://www.amazon.com/Case-Against-Adolescence-Rediscoverin...
- mindslight 5y agoWell the effect of applying draconian computer intrusion laws is extremely damaging to anybody's trajectory, so it's understandable to want to find some empathizeable reason to soften the blow. "Kids" get punished by paying damages and a stern "don't do that again", whereas for adults it's like here's your ten year federal prison sentence for being a witch.
- deltaonefour 5y agoWhat an intelligent way to look at the world. If the law says something that is the exact truth. No room for any nuance. The day before your 18th birthday, you're a kid, the day after you're an adult. Makes perfect sense. Clearly someone who looks at the world this way must be under 18.