logoalt Hacker News

messetoday at 9:15 AM1 replyview on HN

Yeah, kids should be able to wander into bookies and place bets as they please. Let's let them buy cigarettes too while we're at it.


Replies

aboardRat4today at 9:32 AM

I don't know, maybe I'm an old fart, but I hadn't held a sum of money large enough to buy a pack of cigarettes until I turned 16.

I presume my parent knew what they were doing, so, yeah, nanny state.

show 1 reply