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You can say it should be on the parents here and reason why, but for a lot of things it is not just on the parents (children are not allowed to vote, drive a ca
by RandomLensman 2y ago
You can say it should be on the parents here and reason why, but for a lot of things it is not just on the parents (children are not allowed to vote, drive a car, buy guns, go to bar and drink alcohol, gamble, ... - it is a long list).
- graemep 2y agoSuch bans are not clear and are contentious, and often leave room for parental discretion. In most countries whether children drink alcohol at home is up to their parents. In some countries an adult can buy teenagers a drink (in the UK they increased the required age from 14 to 16 - and I think its a bad thing). There are people who think 16 year olds should be allowed to vote. Kids cannot buy guns, but can use them. I did a bit of rife shooting at school.
- RandomLensman 2y agoIs it really contentious if 10 year old children cannot on their own buy liquor or guns, for example? I would not have put that high on the list of contentious issues. There is a difference in being granted unsupervised abilities vs supervised ones.