[Tax-chick]

Passing laws to punish the parents of children who figure that out doesn't seem to me to be wise.

I'm not thinking in terms of "punishing," but more of "incentivizing" adults.

It may be that there's nothing useful to be done. However, when a 13-year-old and a 12-year-old have produced a child, we at least ought to be able to agree that something has gone wrong.

[MrB]

I wonder when their public school sex education started....

[sitetest]

Dear Tax-chick,

“I'm not thinking in terms of ‘punishing,’ but more of ‘incentivizing’ adults.”

Well... I guess it depends on definitions of words. To me, filing charges of neglect against folks sounds more like “punishment” than “incentive.”

“However, when a 13-year-old and a 12-year-old have produced a child, we at least ought to be able to agree that something has gone wrong.”

Certainly. Unfortunately, our society has mostly lost its moral order.

sitetest