posted by
takyon
on Saturday June 20 2015, @11:30PM
An Anonymous Coward writes:
"At some point as a country, we have to reckon with what happens. It's not enough to express sympathy. You don't see this kind of murder, on this scale, with this kind of frequency in other advanced countries on earth." - President Obama.
Maybe. You start running into the issue of whether they can actually operate a vehicle safely. I think we could push the age down a bit perhaps to around 10 (under adult supervision), but sooner or later you'll run into problems with physical size and mental maturity. For example, if a 40 year old had the mental maturity of a 2 year old, we would and do consider them severely mentally disabled. There's already reasonable grounds for withholding a driver's license for certain disabilities and I would consider extreme youth just another disability though one that a person could grow out of.
(Score: 1) by khallow on Monday June 22 2015, @11:27PM
Do you believe there are too many morons behind the wheel?
Of course, I do. It's the price of a free society though.
(Score: 2) by Tork on Tuesday June 23 2015, @05:00AM
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(Score: 1) by khallow on Tuesday June 23 2015, @03:29PM
Then why are you okay with more morons with guns?
Because it's not a significant increase in harm or risk and as a result I get a freer society.
(Score: 2) by Tork on Tuesday June 23 2015, @04:56PM
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(Score: 1) by khallow on Tuesday June 23 2015, @11:45PM
Wouldn't lowering the age that people can get driver licenses do the same thing?
I don't know. Would it?
(Score: 2) by Tork on Wednesday June 24 2015, @12:11AM
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(Score: 1) by khallow on Wednesday June 24 2015, @08:36PM
(Score: 2) by Tork on Thursday June 25 2015, @06:26AM
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