法律对儿童成长的必要调整

法律对儿童成长的必要调整

Law Adjustment for Children＇s Maturity A Necessity or Redundancy?
As is pointed out by some socialists, children nowadays show a growing tendency to become mature at an earlier age compared with children who were born twenty years ago. The younger generation has a strong self-conscious. And they are eager to make their own decisions. Hence, an adjustment of current laws is suggested by some experts to fit in the newly developed situation.
That sounds like a good idea. But does it reveal the truth?Frankly speaking, the side effects of adjustments in laws, as far as I am concerned, are much greater than their possible merits.First of all, the assumption that "children are more mature than before" is yet to ascertain. Up to now, none of the revolution proponents can give a satisfying definition to tell what maturity exactly means, let alone measuring maturity quantitatively.Thus it is less likely for them to deduce their conclusion. At the same time, with the spreading of so-called maturity, more children are involved in crimes, including some violent ones like murders and hijacks. The conspicuous increase in adolescent crimes calls for an enforcement of law, not irresponsible liberation. Second, suppose the hypothesis held by the revolution proponents is not only objective but also convincing, ignoring the paradox mentioned above, it is still inadequate to conduct

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