Jason Joel Thompson wrote:
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "J. R. Molloy" <jr@shasta.com>
>
> > "Jason Joel Thompson" asks,
> >
> > > For what reason have we decided that "we can't actually terminate
> > > recalcitrant or sociopathic (i.e., unfriendly) human children"?
> >
> > Ummm... It's against the law. Society frowns on people who kill kids.
>
> Let me try again:
>
> For what reason have we decided to make it illegal to "terminate
> recalcitrant or sociopathic (i.e., unfriendly) human children"?
Its the presupposition that children are malleable, easier to reform, as well as
an association with the myth of the noble savage. Children may be savages, but
not very noble, usually.
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