Re:Connecticut Parents Arrested for Letting Kids Walk to Dun...
by Retric on Thursday February 02, 2023 @10:32PM
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Arguing about the ethics is one way to shape policy, but it doesn’t make problems disappear.
Every day people do lose the ability to make informed decisions without preparing for that change. How and why we respond to that doesn’t change the underlying biology.
Re:Connecticut Parents Arrested for Letting Kids Walk to Dun...
by s1artibartfast on Thursday February 02, 2023 @11:11PM
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100% agree it doesn't change the biology. Ethics just determines the just determine the acceptable collateral damage from our policy solution.
How many many benifical guardianships are an acceptable trade for one abusive guardianship?
Maybe the answer is absolutely 0 and this should be off limits for policy.
I think that is a crucial difference morally, legally, and politically.
It is one thing to give up your own autonomy because you don't trust yourself, which is entirely reasonable.
It is another thing to give up everybody's personal autonomy because you don't trust yourself.
Giving the government the power to strip someone's rights and place them in guardianship I'm sure avoid some elder abuse and suffering.
My point is that I don't think it is ethical for those who want this protection to make that decision for everyone.