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Originally Posted by ohTen  the only age-related law that I disapprove of is the drinking age (and tobacco laws in some states that restrict sales to 19, 20, or 21 in some cases). I see absolutely no reason why this right should be witheld from people until they're 21 when every other right is granted at the age of 18. If you are deemed mature enough to choose to go die in a war, you're certainly mature enough to buy and consume a pint of beer. Most people start drinking in their teens, anyway!. |
Age related laws are obsolete and should be done away with, why do they restrict voting until one attains a specific age, is he or she not a citizen of that particular country until he/she attains a certain age? Talk of double standards.
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Originally Posted by ohTen As for laws that restrict everything else: i thought that they were stupid until I reached adulthood and realized how stupid I was as a teenager. Seriously...teenagers make some pretty moronic decisions, many of which have lifelong consequences. You do not have a rational adult mind at that age (not everybody does at 18, for that matter), and cannot make rational adult decisions. Those laws are in place to protect you. You will understand when you are older and can look back on your teen years - i promise! Nobody is immune to doing dumb things and making bad choices. |
You only felt stupid because you had reached the age that considers what you were going to do dumb or stupid. A rational adult mind is a manipulated brain thus can’t be trusted, the psyche has been influenced by social and legal laws to think in a specific way therefore cant claim an iota of independence. Are you trying to assume that dumb/stupid choices are a preserve for the teenagers and kids in which one can outgrow and can only be repeated by some adults?