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" but i feel more strongly that this is a question that shows the limits of what the state can do" No, it just shows how extreme your property thinking is. A c
by hutzlibu 4y ago
" but i feel more strongly that this is a question that shows the limits of what the state can do"
No, it just shows how extreme your property thinking is. A child is the property of their parents and they should be able to do with it, what they want?
Even kill them, as it is their property?
Nope. Those times have passed.
And even in savage times, where this might have been more common, there was certainly social backslash, too.
- h2odragon 4y agoFor the record; i do not advocate "people as property". However, where the state holds us responsible for the actions of those living creatures in our care, the state does treat them (and us) as property.
- hutzlibu 4y agoOnly if you define property in a different way. Property can be sold for example. Children not, even though this happens underground.
- xboxnolifes 4y agoNot all property is legal to be sold (see: drug possession vs distribution). Thus, it being illegal to sell children does not imply they are not property.