Are "teens" born or made? An interesting twist.

Re:Are "teens" born or made? An interesting twist. by DanielBMarkham on Monday March 07, 2011 @10:27PM (#2299700)

I find the thrust of this article fascinating -- it makes sense intuitively.

But the following quote clearly sounded over the top: Teens are subject to, Epstein explains, “…more than 10 times as many restrictions as are mainstream adults, twice as many restrictions as active-duty U.S. Marines, and even twice as many restrictions as incarcerated felons.”

I'd sure like to see some proof of that. Surely teens get a raw deal, but to that extent? It set off my "critical thinking" alarm.

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Re:Are "teens" born or made? An interesting twist. by notahacker on Tuesday March 08, 2011 @05:39AM (#2300480)

My alarm was set off by the graph purporting to show laws specifically targeting teens. There's no attempt to put that in the context either of growth in legislation in general, laws targeting adults that ceased to apply to [some] teens. Nor is there any discussion of whether teens would feel "restricted" or see their cognitive development impaired by laws preventing them from being sent down a coal mine 12 hours a day by their parents.

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Re:Are "teens" born or made? An interesting twist. by amalcon on Monday March 07, 2011 @10:34PM (#2299716)

I'd be interested to know how to even count "how many" restrictions one is subject to.

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