Re: Age discrimination
"Wanna kill people? Join the Army at 16."
IIRC there is an over-18 threshold for combat duties. The UK is however exceptional in allowing enlistment at 16.
UK 16 year olds can get married and have offspring. Other European countries may have an age lower than 16 for sexual consent - but generally an 18 threshold for marriage.
There has been a trend in the UK to "infantilise" teenagers. There was a recent time when a 16/17 old was regarded as an adolescent rather than a child. Research has shown that the brain development for areas like responsibility is now delayed until their mid-twenties.
There is a dichotomy between the age of puberty decreasing due to nutrition - and a developed society wanting to keep children in education as long as possible. The Scandinavian approach to sex education appears to be a workable solution.
Biting the hand that feeds IT
