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The Stupidity Of Society

So lets get this right if your under 18 you not old enough to consent to an abortion but you are old enough to have a baby .
If your under18 you cant have sex with anyone over 18 but you can with someone of 18,17,or16 .
At 19 you can with anyone of any age . So in one day you go from one group to another and makes you all of a sudden overnight you suddenly are mature enough .
At 17 you can drive a car but cant drink or smoke , but the day you turn 18 suddenly that all changes and your suddenly mature enough to drink and smoke .
At 16 your old enough and mature enough to join the army and handle a gun but not old enough to drink or smoke .
Am I the only one who thinks this is all completely skewed and the rule book needs torn up and commonsense take over and rewrite the rule book .
When is commonsense going to make a comeback and the madness stop .
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LadyBronte · 56-60, F
They have to set a limits somewhere, somehow. Otherwise, "you on the left seem mature enough but you over there on the right don't so you have to wait" becomes a ridiculous nightmare case of discrimination. Rule books stand for a reason. Tearing them up and throwing them away is not common sense.
Rhode57 · 56-60, M
@LadyBronte Maybe tearing them up isnt but maybe starting again is . If their saying you arnt mature or adult enough till 18 then draw the line at 18 for everything . How can you be mature enough at 16/17 to handle a deadly weapon like a car or gun but not mature enough to have sex drink or smoke . If their saying 18 is maturity then it should be the line for everything . The way the laws are at the moment its not a wonder young people feel hard done by and revolt against it . Its confusing and frustrating . It needs commonsense to prevail .
LadyBronte · 56-60, F
@Rhode57 I guess I don't find it confusing at all. Sex isn't illegal. But sex with a minor is. Laws are in place to keep an adult from sexually taking advantage of a child. Atherefore they had to pick and age and they did. As for handling a deadly weapon, that comes with training. And in most states a license for both gun as well as car. Plus quite frequently, there are additional rules for young drivers like limiting the number of minor passengers or completely prohibiting minor passengers completely, designed to keep an entire group of 16 year olds from distractedly road tripping with friends, etc. Anyway, you and I have a difference of opinion. Which is fine. 🤷‍♀️ Differences are what make us human.
Rhode57 · 56-60, M
@LadyBronte You dont get my drift . Their saying your mature enough to drive a car or use a gun at 16/17 which are deadly weapons in the wrong hands trained or not . However your not mature till 18 to drink or smoke or decide to have an abortion . But if you get pregnant under18 your mature enough to have the child and raise it . I am sorry but no . If your under 18 then abortion is the sensible thing as most are still in education till 18/19 .
LadyBronte · 56-60, F
@Rhode57 Yes. I get your drift. I just don't happen to agree.