@Mott-The-Hoople saidIf that's really the case, then I am disappointed.
No one here is schooled in law…they are schooled in google
@Suzianne saidChildren have some rights fully, some rights in diminished capacity, and other rights not (in virtue not being adults). For example, they have no right to vote or sign contracts; they can be the beneficiaries of testaments and trusts; they cannot be deprived of life, liberty, or property without due process; they cannot be searched or seized without a warrant specifically describing the place to be searched and person or things to be seized. Young children have no right to a speedy trial and are generally not held to be responsible for their actions (their parents are responsible); in some cases, a 14 yr-old can be held accountable (for example, in school shootings). This is not a complete list.
The basis for this is that they are not adults. They haven't reached the age of majority, when most people are regarded as being able to guide their own life.
Some rights are protected from birth when the human organism begins to breath and live independently.
Other rights are protected contingent upon understanding The Rules. These rights are not automatically protected usually because exercising those rights might harm someone else. So since it is unfair to hold someone responsible for obeying rules they cannot comprehend, those rights are withheld. 😆
By age 18, after required public education in civics, most people are deemed 'capable of understanding' and can thereafter be held responsible for exercising a right improperly (i.e. such that it violates the rights of others.) 😆
The amazing part is that 20 years later some idiots scream that we should not pay taxes. It's like I want to revoke their adulthood. 😆
@AThousandYoung saidBut that flies against the fact a child brain is not fully developed and will not be able to fully understand adult concepts to be called equal would mean if a 5 yo picks up a gun and shoots someone when they don't even understand to consequences of such actions or for instance, what political party do you ascribe to, what religion do you ascribe to if any, do you know what an atheist is.?
One of the first papers I wrote in my late teens for a Community College English class was about this topic. I was 17 and this was important to me at the time.
I based my argument on the Declaration of Independence. Since "women" were included in "men" then "children" should be also.
Any thing like that will be above their ability to understand so it is up to parents to protect and make sure they arrive at adulthood with enough education to understand those complex issues because children cannot make the kind of decisions that will change their lives forever if they screw up.