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Should we Lower Age of Adulthood?

Discussion in 'BBS Hangout: Debate & Discussion' started by Rocket River, Mar 3, 2005.

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Should we lower the Age of Consent

  1. NO - Kids have not experienced enough to know better.

    30 vote(s)
    66.7%
  2. YES - though TV, INTERNET etc Kid know more now and are more informed

    7 vote(s)
    15.6%
  3. Maybe we should have a Test cause some kids are more mature

    8 vote(s)
    17.8%
  1. wizkid83

    wizkid83 Member

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    Someone who doesn't know the pain of being a highschool student without a car and ton of school activity. Enjoy driving your kids to sports competition/academic competition/job/date/dance/from after school tutor/detention or any other million that makes it impossible for your kids to take the highschool bus even if they upped age limit.
     
  2. Deckard

    Deckard Blade Runner
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    I/we do that stuff already, son. ;) My kids are in all sorts of that "extra" stuff. As for the "pain," I had the old "Vomit Comet," model 1962, and handed down from my older sister, who had driven it for 4 years at UT after she got it from my parents. (damned Longhorn!) The old Vomit had 100k+ by the time I got it, with it's 2 speed automatic transmission. (I used to race mopeds) Trust me... it was broken down a lot. It's trunk also held many cases of beer, from time to time, and damned lucky I am to have survived driving when I was a teenager. And that's no joke.



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  3. Rocket River

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    Jorje . . .you wanna defend Elvis, Jerry Lee and Woody Allen too . . .
    they your boys . .

    Rocket River
     
  4. giddyup

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    You watch "The West Wing" don't you? This was one of the story lines this past week.
     
  5. rm365

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    No we shouldn't. Even though teenagers may be physically mature, many of them don't have the ability to think abstractly the way adults do. I remember reading psychological studies where they show how a significant proportion of teens still think and make decisions the way little kids do. You can't put adult responsbility on people like that.
     

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