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Originally Posted by BigBen
What about you yanks? Is there something in the Constitution that says that 18 years you are an adult, and noone can do anything to stop you?
Hey, Lawyers, help me out here!
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I'm not a lawyer, but I dabble on the Internet...?
Nothing in there like that as far as I know. In fact, I don't think I've even heard anyone make such an argument, although I'll admit, my goverment/civics classes were a long time ago.
From my understanding, Laws are written on generalities. Based on the assumption of the average. Therefore, the law is impossible to write to tailor fit every given situation on any given day. Overall, I think the law already does a pretty good job of differentiating between children and adults and determining who's responsible for what.
All that being said, I don't give a good goddamn what anyone wants to do to themselves. Tan all the live long day, smoke like a train for 30 years, ingest and inject every drug known to man, or drink yourself to an early grave and I couldn't possibly care less. Your behavior only affects me when it ceases to be a private personal experience and affects the general public at large. Tan all you want, smoke all you want and do all the drugs you want, but don't expect me to foot the bill when Disease gets her infected hands on you and calls in your tab.
Other than that, do what ye will an it harm none...or something.
