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matheusmoreiratoday at 1:15 PM1 replyview on HN

The law could evaluate people as individuals instead of conjuring up some idiotic magic number.


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CrazyStattoday at 2:37 PM

The whole purpose of law is to be a uniform system of justice. At best it could offer guidelines for how to evaluate people: perhaps level of education attained, demonstrated ability to take responsibility for themselves, etc. But the evaluation under those guidelines would still have to be made by humans.

There is precedent for such a system, e.g. minors can petition to be emancipated which allows them to be treated in many regards like an adult.

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