Shiroi_Okami wrote:
Minigin has a point than the manipulative ability of an individual is not defined by age, it's defined by the individual. A 16 yo could be many times more manipulative than a 20 year old of a different mindset.
That said this whol argument is completely subjective and incredibly stupid
Subjective and incredibly stupid are the regulations arbitrarily saying whats right or wrong with no legal basis other than 18 is the age for voting and therefore it should be the right age for everything else. Who says 18 year old people are ready to vote. Maybe we should extend it to 25. 30? People start thinking at 18 but don't mature till later right?
Socially accepted conducts cannot be criminalized for no other reason than puritanism or you end up with retarded cases like sending someone to jail because he had sex with his consenting girlfriend, had a drink with his friends before being 21, etc.
Everyone drinks before 21, and 18.
Everyone fucks before 18 (unless you're a future 40yo virgin) Everyone. Its actually seen as unacceptable to reach 18 and still be a virgin. You're either a prude, in the women's case, or a neckbeard, in men's.
People go political before 18. Your opinion at 16, will be largely slanted towards a certain political archetype, due to your family background and education. At 18, it will be that very same political archetype you'll be voting for, just two years later. Most people vote for the same fucking party
their whole life. Trying to argue that at 18 you magically become an adult is absolute and utter bullshit.