Pretty spot on, Fool. I disagree with point c. I would replace "causing pain...." causing suffering.
We haven't really discussed consent in this thread yet. I think that's a rich topic to explore. Cultures have definitions for when a child suddenly becomes able to consent. Life experience should tell us that a one-size-fits-all approach to consent is at best imperfect.
A lot of parenting is teaching kids how to make informed decisions, but kids - ahem 15 year old kids like mine - can be unpredictable, impulsive, incapable of clear risk calculations. Males exhibit riskier behaviors in adolescence and young adulthood. There's a reason Marine Privates are 18 years old!
How can consent ever be truly given by children? I'm thinking about stuff like having wisdom teeth extracted, for example. That's a common procedure for 18 years olds.
We haven't really discussed consent in this thread yet. I think that's a rich topic to explore. Cultures have definitions for when a child suddenly becomes able to consent. Life experience should tell us that a one-size-fits-all approach to consent is at best imperfect.
A lot of parenting is teaching kids how to make informed decisions, but kids - ahem 15 year old kids like mine - can be unpredictable, impulsive, incapable of clear risk calculations. Males exhibit riskier behaviors in adolescence and young adulthood. There's a reason Marine Privates are 18 years old!
How can consent ever be truly given by children? I'm thinking about stuff like having wisdom teeth extracted, for example. That's a common procedure for 18 years olds.
