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Originally Posted by EULA
You say since children are incapable of maturity and responsibility until the magic numer 18 or 20 pops around, it's ok to treat them like some kind of idiot or slave until that time. Children have committed murder knowing that, since they are minors, they will just get a slap on the wrist.
I say since most people aren't allowed to assume responsibilities until late teens and early twenties and are placed in schools that diliberately deprive them of experiences, it makes sense why their brains are still forming so late.
I have seen children behave responsibly and make intelligent chioces at around 13. So your statement about it being impossible is either false, or I am hallucinating. Take your pick.
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You make some interesting inferences, but I haven't said anything about treating children like idiots or slaves.
I'll pick that some children are capable of making intelligent choices but that this doesn't mean that they should have the burden of adult responsibilities forced on them.
And it isn't "my world view", it is the current understanding of child psychology and child development.
I'm sorry that you seem to be unable to see that in many ways I agree with you but that your view comes not from a parent's view point, but from a child's.