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Re:In Japan, small children take the subway and run errands ... by sdenton4 on Sunday December 17, 2017 @11:48AM (#15946437)
Qua?! Legal guardians is just a more general term than parents, which can encompass situations like orphans cared for by grandparents. Had nothing to do with saying that the state 'owns children.'
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Re:In Japan, small children take the subway and run errands ... by behringer on Sunday December 17, 2017 @12:18PM (#15946600)
Legal guardians has always meant something different than biological parents.
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