A poster in another thread pointed out that children are often not granted the same rights as adults.
Is such a thing appropriate?
For example, why do we prevent ten year olds from driving a car? Shouldn't such a privilege be granted on merit, rather than age discrimination? If a 10 year old performs the prequisite number of hours of practice driving, and then demonstrates themselves to be a competent driver by passing the theory and practical driving tests, I can't see why they shouldn't be allowed to drive a car.
Is such a thing appropriate?
For example, why do we prevent ten year olds from driving a car? Shouldn't such a privilege be granted on merit, rather than age discrimination? If a 10 year old performs the prequisite number of hours of practice driving, and then demonstrates themselves to be a competent driver by passing the theory and practical driving tests, I can't see why they shouldn't be allowed to drive a car.