Not just that, but this assumes that the average 18 years old has the same mental capacity as the others more or less. Bell curves clearly show the opposite
Clearly they do and many people can safely do things that are illegal and many people should be prevented from doing things that are legal.
However, we can't set up a force of psychoanalysts to assess every member of society and run chmod on them, so we go with a compromise.
Clearly they do and many people can safely do things that are illegal and many people should be prevented from doing things that are legal.
However, we can't set up a force of psychoanalysts to assess every member of society and run chmod on them, so we go with a compromise.