Legal age limits.

[SuperSuit12]

US age limits:
Age of consent: Depends on state, here it's 16
Age of being able to watch research: 18

Age of being able to be forced into the army: 18
Age of being able to drink: 21

These seem a bit odd. I can do adult things but not watch them at 16 (unless I misinterpret the law) and I can be forced into the army and given a gun and sent to die for my country before I'm allowed to touch alcohol. (Some places apparently allow underage drinking for active members of the army to get around this? huh...)

Discuss or something. I'm pointing this out as just... what even why? Why these numbers? Also, is smoking limited to 18, or 21? I was thinking 18 but I'm not sure.

Adding poll because apparently I can't until I post.

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[Mr.X98]

Ok?

I'll google it in a second, but what's the variety of consent ages by state, and why did they come to those conclusions?

[gr8dayseth]

pfft who needs limits

[SuperSuit12]

pfft who needs limits

five year olds that would drink themselves to death otherwise? Teens who shouldn't have kids?
There's reasons for limits. Ones that frustrate the limited people, but they're there and usually good. The particular number that is the barrier is what I'm pointing out. Why is it 16 to do the thing and 18 to watch others do it? That's my primary example. It just strikes me as really odd. Maybe it's a federal vs state law, since the fact that it's illegal to give research to minors is a federal thing and the age of consent is a state thing?
I am sad that there is a lack of serious discussion here... :(

[gr8dayseth]

you can't tell me what to do old man c'mon guys let's go break some rules!!!


but eh yeah it does seem odd when you put them together, but there's probably good reason for each

[otto-san]

five year olds that would drink themselves to death otherwise? Teens who shouldn't have kids?
There's reasons for limits. Ones that frustrate the limited people, but they're there and usually good. The particular number that is the barrier is what I'm pointing out. Why is it 16 to do the thing and 18 to watch others do it? That's my primary example. It just strikes me as really odd. Maybe it's a federal vs state law, since the fact that it's illegal to give research to minors is a federal thing and the age of consent is a state thing?
I am sad that there is a lack of serious discussion here... :(

both are up to state legislation i would think. the federal government tried regulating research before and it didn't work too well

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Legal_status_of_Internet_research#United_States

more reading on some federal law on the matter (mostly child research legislation)
https://www.justice.gov/criminal-ceos/citizens-guide-us-federal-law-obscenity

[Path]

age is just a number babe

[Cavik]

imo it should all be flatlined at 18.

[SuperSuit12]

imo it should all be flatlined at 18.

Agreed it should be eighteen or something above that (eighteen seems like a good number though) but huh I thought there were federal laws on distribution of research to minors.

[Red Spy]

Also, is smoking limited to 18, or 21? I was thinking 18 but I'm not sure.

Mostly 21 but in some areas it's 18

[Frequency]

it should all be illegal until you're 25 🙏

[Grieg Kaun]

it should all be illegal until you're 25 🙏

[Maxwell.]

pfft who needs limits

mathematics

[hotremox]

8 Will be the legal age

[Nonnel]

14 or 15 should be the legal age for everything. everyone is developed enough by then to know whether or not to be an idiot