It's fairly normal in Japan to let five year olds travel alone by train, apparently.
I have to say I noticed before that the Anglo-Saxon often considers the minor to be seemingly mentally deficient and incapable of making the most basic choices and having the most basic responsibilities.
It's too much of a culture of “Children are incapable; adults always know better, and must make every decision for them.”.
Ah yes, that. That is most definitely also a problem here.
I was very much warned by my parent not to go with strangers in a manner I later realized was completely counter effective as it implied that there was an easy way to tell which strangers were dangerous and which weren't.
I since learned that my parent would be wiser to warn me for relatives and teachers and strangers, if he were truly so concerned for my safety rather than assuaging his moral panics.
It is still however nonsensical and the chance of ill happening is considerably smaller than letting a relative babysit me.
In fact, one could argue that children are safer when they be left alone, than when they be properly babysat, because the babysitter is one of the ones who would be most likely to hurt them.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9eMZp8KsZ5k
It's fairly normal in Japan to let five year olds travel alone by train, apparently.
I have to say I noticed before that the Anglo-Saxon often considers the minor to be seemingly mentally deficient and incapable of making the most basic choices and having the most basic responsibilities.
It's too much of a culture of “Children are incapable; adults always know better, and must make every decision for them.”.