Cedric Chang wrote:

> a lot of parents are incompetent and ought to  
> lose control of their children.  I have thought a lot about this and  
> have not come up with a viable solution.   I think that infants and  
> young children ought to be raised by committee.  A committee of  
> diverse people.  I don't know how to accomplish this.  I do know that  
> some parents are poison to their children ; physically,  
> psychologically and in terms of goal setting.  When children reach  
> the age of reason ( about 7 years ) , they should have an  
> increasingly large vote in their upbringing and by the age of 13 they  
> should be able to leave their parents if they wish.  Parents should  
> not "own" children.  Nor ( most definitely ) should the state.

"I like it when someone makes me look reasonable." - Ron Jeffries 

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