I take a drastically different approach to this problem but I have the same intentions as you Sterlin. You know I'm a proponent of peaceful parenting. However, I would contend that children and adults alike would be better off if we recognize that bodies ARE actually property. The important distinction to make is that the best link to each body is that body's free will, thus every individual is the owner of their own body - even children. The fact that children are born in a state of incapacity doesn't mean the parent owns the child in the child's stead; it means the parent is charged with stewardship until the child has been raised out of this state of incapacity. This means that the parent should make rational decisions to preserve the bodily integrity of the child that they think the child would make if the child was able. This does not give the parent a license to verbally abuse or physically beat a child but rather puts an ever greater charge of ensuring that the child comes to no harm. By recognizing the child's property right to their own body, we can frame aggressions against children as what they are (trespasses) and they can be dealt with accordingly
RE: Children are not Property; They are not Sacrificial Animals for Cultural Blood Rites
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Children are not Property; They are not Sacrificial Animals for Cultural Blood Rites
Friend, I don't think we approach this in drastically different ways at all. We might use different language and ways of expressing the idea, but I essentially said the same thing as you and agree with your position.
I never stated or implied that a child does not have property rights or ownership over their own bodies. I just said that children are not property in the sense of being owned by their parents. I.E. They are not chattel. And this position is right in line with yours so far as I can tell.
Thanks for the comment.
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I wholeheartedly agree with you.
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Wonderfully put. I'll have to use this logic the next time i come up against the "It's MY child!" argument. That's not to say I believe a total stranger has just as valid a claim as the parent, but that the "It's MY child!" argument isnt cart blanche to do anything to said child. I got a little long-winded there, but good post!
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Children are people, too.
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