freedomdwarf1 -> RE: court forces brain radiation on child (12/29/2012 11:31:35 AM)
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ORIGINAL: DesideriScuri Who owns a child, if not the parents? Nobody "owns" a child. I don't care for the word "owns," but I couldn't find a more savory word to get my meaning across. Not that I'm saying that kids are nothing more than "property"," but property rights convey the authority to make the decisions as to how that property is used, and there aren't a gawdawful number of limitations outside of infringing on someone else's rights to self-determine. I'm not saying that a child is in a slavery position to the parent(s). That was answered :) A child, has no right of self-determination until they are of legal culpable age, which is 18 here. Children over 16 do get certain 'liberties' as allowed by certain laws. For instance, they can legally get married, with their parent's consent. They can apply for a provisional car license when they are 17. Theoretically, they are allowed to smoke at age 16, but they can't get the materials to smoke without them or someone else breaking another law to give them smokes. lol. quote:
ORIGINAL: DesideriScuri Let's put it a different way, taking out the life/death angle. Let's go with an education angle. The State decides the curriculum. I am simply going to assume that's based on what would be best for the child to learn, know, and be able to do. Could the State remove a child from his/her parents if the parents chose to keep the child out of school completely to grow up one their farm? quote:
ORIGINAL: freedomdwarf1 Over here, yes. Neglecting to educate your child according the government guidelines is classified as negligent behaviour and that can (and probably would) get your children taken away from you. Actually, failing to send your child to school for the required minimum hours, without medical evidence to excuse them, would result in fines and a possible jail sentence. What happens if you have valid objections to the government guidelines? There are none - at least none that would be considered as 'valid'. You follow the guidelines or your kids will be removed from your care. Simples. Your only other choice is for you emigrate to a different country. quote:
ORIGINAL: DesideriScuri What if it's a home-school situation where the parents create their own curricula that doesn't exactly align with the State's requirements? Would it matter if the parents were former teachers licensed by the State? quote:
ORIGINAL: freedomdwarf1 Over here, if you elect for "home tuition" as opposed to sending your kids to school, you have to file various papers to show that you are intelligent enough, qualified enough and have the facilities to do home tuition. You are also given a basic curriculum that you have to follow too - you can't just do anything you like. If you fail to qualify for home tuition (for whatever reason), you must send your child to school otherwise you will suffer fines and a possible jail sentence. Homeschooling isn't as rigorous to get into in the US. There is a basic curriculum, but I don't know exactly how that all works out. I'll have to chat with my sister as she's going to homeschool her little ones when it is time for them to go to school. Every homeschool child that I've had any contact with (via baseball, football, etc.) has been peculiar, but peculiar in the level of advancement. One of my boys' coaches has a son in 3rd grade, chronologically, but is learning at a 5th grade education level. His younger brother was able to read last Spring and wasn't yet 5 years old. I was surprised to find out how many kids I knew were homeschooled. None of them showed the lack of social skills I assumed came along with not being in a school with their peers. I was able to read and write by the time I was 4 years old. I taught my kids to read and write by the time they reached their 4th birthday. My kids also had their own Pentium PC's by 1999 before they even started school and they were taught how to use them properly. quote:
ORIGINAL: DesideriScuri If a parent doesn't "own" a child and can't make decisions for that child based on the history and knowledge they have gleaned by living with said child, isn't there a loss of liberty when you force the parents to do something over which they don't have any real control? quote:
ORIGINAL: freedomdwarf1 As the guardian or parent of a child in your care, you have a minimum legal duty to that child which includes safety and education. You don't have much say in that except that if you don't follow what society deems as the necessary 'minimum' in any category, you are liable to have those kids taken out of your care. It isn't Liberty, Freedom, or Self-Determination when you are presented with no personally acceptable choices. "You can do whatever you choose so long as I find it acceptable" is not the same as "you can do whatever you choose." quote:
ORIGINAL: freedomdwarf1 Of your two quotes, only the first would be applicable. Both can't be applicable at the same time. They are vastly different. Can you see the difference? Which do you prefer, personally? I can see the difference. I was pointing out that the ONLY one that would apply would be the first where you get to choose but within what is acceptable - you don't get a completely free reign. The point is, whether the choices are personally acceptable to you or not isn't the point. You choose within the given limits. Period. You can't completely go your own way. That would completely nullify your second quote. quote:
ORIGINAL: DesideriScuri So, who owns the kids? Who has property rights over the kids? And, by "property rights," I mean who gets to make the decisions for the child until that child is "of age?" quote:
ORIGINAL: freedomdwarf1 The current legal parent or guardian of that child. Are you saying that a "custodial guardian" can be held liable for minor children's actions, but has no actual say in how a child grows up? quote:
ORIGINAL: freedomdwarf1 Yes, absolutely! Is this a good thing, in your opinion? What else would you suggest?? A minor, not being of legal culpable age, who else would be a sensible choice to take the rap for a child's actions? As you would ultimately have the legal care of the child, you also have the responsibility of it's actions. You certainly can't pin it on the child as they aren't of age to be legally responsible. Whether you decide to further chastize that child for what it has done would be a matter for you and the child. That is the general principal here and most of our laws reflect that. But, there have been some notable 'bending' of some laws for the most serious crimes deemed to have been committed by minors. For instance, first degree murder by a child can be prosecuted in their own right as a person if they are over the age of 10 and it can be proved that were fully aware of what they were doing. quote:
ORIGINAL: DesideriScuri How is it legal to force insurance companies to carry the children of policy holders until they are 26, if there is no "right" to determine for the children? quote:
ORIGINAL: freedomdwarf1 It's 18 over here, not 26. And in most cases, any insurance for a minor is not mandatory for any insurance company here - it's optional. It's mandatory that it be available here. It used to be 23 (when I was in college), but Obamacare pushed it to 26 (it could have been later than 23, but that's what it was when I was in that age category; it also required that I be a full-time student, which may or may not be the case now). I'm guessing that you are refering to insurance for medical care on this point. That's free for everyone here - from cradle to grave.
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