法律对儿童成长的必要调整(Law Adjustment for Children＇s Maturity A Necessity or Redundancy?)

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asispointedoutbysomesocialists,childrennowadaysshowagrowingtendencytobeematureatanearlierageparedwithchildrenwhowereborntwentyyearsago.theyoungergenerationhasastrongself-conscious.andtheyareeagertomaketheirowndecisions.hence,anadjustmentofcurrentlawsissuggestedbysomeexpertstofitinthenewlydevelopedsituation.

thatsoundslikeagoodidea.butdoesitrevealthetruth?franklyspeaking,thesideeffectsofadjustmentsinlaws,asfarasiamconcerned,aremuchgreaterthantheirpossiblemerits.firstofall,theassumptionthat"childrenaremorematurethanbefore"isyettoascertain.uptonow,noneoftherevolutionproponentscangiveasatisfyingdefinitiontotellwhatmaturityexactlymeans,letalonemeasuringmaturityquantitatively.thusitislesslikelyforthemtodeducetheirconclusion.atthesametime,withthespreadingofso-calledmaturity,morechildrenareinvolvedincrimes,includingsomeviolentoneslikemurdersandhijacks.theconspicuousincreaseinadolescentcrimescallsforanenforcementoflaw,notirresponsibleliberation.second,supposethehypothesisheldbytherevolutionproponentsisnotonlyobjectivebutalsoconvincing,ignoringtheparadoxmentionedabove,itisstillinadequatetoconductalawamendmentsince"mostchildrenaremature"impliesthefactthattherearestillaportionofchildren,whonomatterolderoryoungeraremature.asisknowntoall,lawsareconcernedwithalltheobjectsofthesociety.theprematureones'rightsshouldalsobeprotectedequally.hence,amondemandforcustodiansofchildrenagedundereighteenisnecessary,ifnotimperative.lastbutnotleast,a"mature"childwhointendsonindependencelacksanecessaryineasthefinancialsupport.duetothissituation,ifanadjustmentoflawwerecarriedout,therewouldbeapeculiarphenomenonthatchildrenaredecisionindependentwhilefinanciallyreliant.

duetothethreereasonslistedabove,itisunwisetoconductapletelawadjustmentatthemoment.childrenofthetwentyfirstcenturyarestillinneedofloveandcare,aschildrenweretwentyyearsago.