How young is too young?

[Almighty Colin]

Originally posted by cj@May 14 2003, 09:10 PM
The only reason these rules exist is because our society has evolved to a point where a person is not considered old enough to make decisions until they are 18 - and yet I left home at 17 to go to college, looked after my sister 5 nights a week while the folks ran the restaurant, bled once a month since i was 12, and had a part time job from the age of 14 ...

I don't believe the law should be any different, because in MOST cases, the laws we value are correct and there for our safety ... but with that said, applying those laws to every single situation and judging those involved with black & white rules that are made to group & protect the 'masses' is just as wrong.

Again, so right on. I didn't think I'd find a kindred spirit on this topic.

Pun intended.