Age is a number. Just a number. And not even a number set in stone, like Pi. It's a flexible number that varies on the individual. That why "Age Laws" are ridiculous. In the state of Michigan you have to 15 to get your driver's license. You have to be 16 to purchase a hunting knife. (You can, however, buy a kitchen cleaver at any age). At 16 or 17 you can legally consent to sex. At 18 you can buy cigarettes and lottery tickets, gamble at the casinos and vote. At age 21, you can legally drink. That's just in Michigan, it may vary in your state or country. I did everything on that list (except vote) before I was legally allowed to. It didn't corrupt me morally. It didn't destroy my life or whatever other excuse may be use to rationalize these laws. I bring this up because I just saw someone go to jail for selling alcohol to a 19 year old. 2 years in jail and a fine. Basically a person's life is ruined because they allowed someone to purchase something they are old enough to buy in another part of the world. Kinda seems like a waste of resources to incarcerate an individual because of such a flexible law.
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