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@Barney
If children couldnt have knowledge, then sending them to school would be pointless as they couldnt learn anything.
Children develop more autonomy over time, and they should be allowed to exercise all consent appropriate to their level of understanding.
Common, fight me on this.
Everytime I or anyone else points out to you why your position is flawed you won't address it.
And if little Daisy chooses a salad sandwich, then should an appropriate adult decide that she should have ham instead.Because little Daisy is not mature enough to understand the socio-economic impact that vegetarianism has on livestock farmers.
If children couldnt have knowledge, then sending them to school would be pointless as they couldnt learn anything.
Japan increased age of consent from 13 to 16. I guess they too have fallen for the lie that writing random age barriers on paper and taking away choice somehow solves problems.
Well, there is no perfect nation on this planet.
Children usually choose food which they know they like. The mere act of choosing requires knowledge, proving that children have some knowledge.
Well, there is no perfect nation on this planet.Well, sure, but if people want to make bad choices, then they shouldnt be surprised that their nation only gets worse over time.
I am glad you are enjoying our debate here, but anyway. Ability to consent, like all abilities, are developed with practice. By not letting children consent and teaching them to obey, their ability to consent is reduced and this enables adults to take advantage of them. It is also reducing their ability of consent even when they turn 18, due to lack of experience and practice in making their own decisions.
A child will consent to anything if offered the right reward.
So the dirty old man plays games with a 9 year old, boom lynch mob time.
USA did have age of consent at 10 for almost hundred years in some states, but it was different back then. Child abuse didnt reduce later with increasing age of consent. It even increased. Giving children right to consent protects children from abuse. If parents have no right to deny their children of choice, then they are less likely to deny children of choice. This protects children from over controlling parents. Over controlling parents are scientifically proved to harm child's decision making development and child's knowledge and confidence and ability to reject unwanted advances. Sadly, today, there are bunch of control freak parents who think children are their property, and their children either rush into relationships to escape parent's control or they become incapable of even having decent relationships.