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Originally Posted by MooseMan3000
What if she's five and a half? Or six? Or six and a half? Or seven? Or seven and a half? Or eight? Or eight and a half? Or nine? Or nine and a half? Or ten? Or ten and a half? Or eleven? Or eleven and a half? Or twelve? Or twelve and a half? Or thirteen? Or thirteen and a half? Or fourteen? Or fourteen and a half? Or fifteen? Or fifteen and a half? Or sixteen? Or sixteen and a half? Or seventeen? Or eighteen? Or nineteen? Or twenty? Do I need to continue?
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No, becuase it's beyond reason to make these comparisons. If you think that the same standards ought to apply to twenty year olds and 5 year olds, i for damn sure hope you don't work at the department of moter vehicles or voter registration.
Claiming this is a slippery slope is lazy thinking, plain and simple. We make distinctions all the time. We have ideas and values about what is appropriate responses to children of different ages.
If a 2 month old spits in your eye, you cuss under your breath, clean it up, and call them "cutie pie." If a 20 year old does that, you've probably got a fight on your hands. The maturity of the child creates the intention and the ability to hold them accountable for their actions.