Runaway laws for youth should be abolished

Thank you for your reply Luvx, And thank you for criticizing my comparasion of bike helmets to runaway laws, I think you missed the point of the simile and I guess among many other things, I will explain it to you... Well Luvx, most states require you to wear a helmet while riding a bicycle, but that doesnt mean everyone actually wears a helmet. This was compared to the fact that some states have laws about running away, but again, this doesnt mean everyone abides by these rules. And in both items compared we have a law that is created with the safety, well-being and protection of citizen alike. In addition, you begin to retort a point of mine meant to be rhetorical. I stated "I am curious how living a life of drugs, poverty and prostitution is considered an adolescences "best interests." This was to exhibit that by abolishing runaway laws and supporting kids to abandoning their families you are increasing their risks of poverty, drug abuse and prostitution. Luvx, I believe you missed the mark as instead of defending my attacks or making counter points you are strictly criticizing my writing style. You must address the subject rather. You move forward by criticizing the labor laws of NY and restrictions on wages and 'good jobs'. Now 'good jobs' could be debatable as a fun and flexible job at Mcd might be considered a 'good job'. However since I believe in your ambiguity you are referring to high paying jobs I will reiterate one of my previous points that these kids have absolutely no chance of getting jobs with high wages and good working conditions without an education. Those jobs are basically reserved for the population with post-secondary education. And possibly your exaggerating as it is. "The Fair Labor Standards Act. In general, for non-agricultural jobs, children under 12 may not be employed, children between 12 and 16 may be employed in allowed occupations during limited hours, and children between 16 and 18 may be employed for unlimited hours in non-hazardous occupations." [1] Kids over 16 can be employed for "unlimited hours". Now before the 20th century it might have been necessary to have kids working at extremely early ages to help support the family financially. But in 1904 thing for kids were looking up when the states introduced Child Labor laws. Further, "[Child labor] laws were often paired with compulsory education laws which were designed to keep children in school and out of the paid labor market until a specified age (usually 12, 14, or 16 years.)[2] The government and law makers clearly understand the importance of having an educated working class. Now I am sure you knew some of the current labor laws restricting kids from employment, however I bet you did not know that in the 1938 Fair Labor Standards Act, which placed limitations on underage labor, excluded agriculture. "Human rights organizations have documented child labor in USA. According to a 2009 petition by Human Rights Watch: "Hundreds of thousands of children are employed as farmworkers in the United States, often working 10 or more hours a day. They are often exposed to dangerous pesticides, experience high rates of injury, and suffer fatalities at five times the rate of other working youth. Their long hours contribute to alarming drop-out rates. Government statistics show that barely half ever finish high school. According to the National Safety Council, agriculture is the second most dangerous occupation in the United States."[3] Pretty self-explanator, Luvx. Clearly the labor laws that the states currently abide by, if anything, could be more strict. Moreover, you are right in saying somethings do not apply to our job interests, but Luvx... dear Luvx, that does not mean we should learn them. Does this mean that because I want to be garbageman I should only learn about garbage? Luvx, thats garabage and it stinks. School doesn't only make us remember useless information, but it teaches us how to think. Logically, pragmatically and creatively. It is a machine that takes the raw material of adolescence and spits out a mahogany vehicle driven to benefit society. It creates a class of well informed and skillful professionals wherever there passion my lie. Obviously there will be bad apples, but my obliterating certain restrictive laws that are intentional made to protect adolescents from making lifelong mistakes and forcing them to follow a different path, we minus well condemn them ourselves. "True, but can we accomplish the same ends with a different structure?" I don't know, can we just throw around completely vague ambiguous statements and call it debate? Can you learn to construct an argument with viable points and compelling comparisons? Can I poop a balloon? These are all philosophical questions subject to opinion. Except the 3rd question. Which is irrelevant and absurd. Luvx, how could you? Finally your "Teen brain" argument, which I really feel you are failing to highlight the relativity and purpose of the study presented. Even if the "youthful brain with an inability to link actions to consequences" has not been proven, it has not been disproved either, it is however logical to infer that many adolescence could reason the near certain maladies of running away. You continue by addressing Elliot Valentin's theory that experiences can modify the brain. Okay great! "It has been shown in numerous experiments, for example. That exposure to stressful situations can produce long lasting brain changes." Uh-huh, cool cool. "There was never proof that teens are more likely to take risks as a result of their age."...Andd??? What is your argument and how does it tie into runaway laws...? I am sorry Luvx, but you have run off on wild tangents, which can be a wonderful tactic if you can link it back to the issue at hand. Since there seems to be minimal argument pertaining to why runaway laws should be abolished I hope we can all conclude that these laws are geared towards protecting our kids best interests and simply should continue to exist. Thank you for reading all. Thank you for the debating Luvx, although I feel your commitment to the debate was lacking. "Look at all those people down there. Letting fear lead them, and for what. Life is simple, you make choices and don't look back" -Han, Tokyo Drifit [1][2][3] Wikipedia BOIIIEEEEEEEE! http://en.wikipedia.org...