Re:Kentucky teen faces charge for naming attackers in tweets
by nl on Sunday July 22, 2012 @12:45PM
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But in general, citizens of the United States, regardless of age, have the same rights.
That's simply not true. It wasn't until the 26th amendment, in 1971 that the right to vote was set as 18 in the US. Before that even that right was dependant on state based laws. (Note that under 18's don't have the right to vote at all)
OTOH, Tinker v. Des Moines Independent Community School District[1] holds that children DO have the right to freedom of expression.
That's simply not true. It wasn't until the 26th amendment, in 1971 that the right to vote was set as 18 in the US. Before that even that right was dependant on state based laws. (Note that under 18's don't have the right to vote at all)
OTOH, Tinker v. Des Moines Independent Community School District[1] holds that children DO have the right to freedom of expression.
http://people.howstuffworks.com/do-children-teenagers-have-c... is a pretty reasonable discussion
[1] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tinker_v._Des_Moines_Independen...