There's a common misunderstanding at work, here. That misunderstanding is that the "government" - by which most people mean legislature and law enforcement - are capable of preventing crime from happening.
News flash - that's not possible. The governmental agencies that deal with crime, safety, etc., are punitive, not preventative. Passing a law to "protect children" is fallacious from the very start; laws don't protect children. People do.
The government's role is to *punish* people who break laws. The *parents'* role is to instill in their children the knowledge and behaviors that allow them to protect *themselves*.
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I can't speak for Mr. Cortes, but I thought it was a photograph. Nice work!
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There's a common misunderstanding at work, here. That misunderstanding is that the "government" - by which most people mean legislature and law enforcement - are capable of preventing crime from happening.
News flash - that's not possible. The governmental agencies that deal with crime, safety, etc., are punitive, not preventative. Passing a law to "protect children" is fallacious from the very start; laws don't protect children. People do.
The government's role is to *punish* people who break laws. The *parents'* role is to instill in their children the knowledge and behaviors that allow them to protect *themselves*.