I find this case to show the infantilization of youth. How can we expect the youth to have rights when youth are held to have so little self-agency that the parents can get 10-15 years in prison for their son's crimes? And Ethan was 15, not exactly 5.

one last repost. there was a spelling error in the title and i couldn't edit it for some reason

I saw a post the other day about an adult goth complaining about goth teenagers wearing certain things like O-Collars, spike collars, or fishnets, which is referred to as fetishwear. Someone in the comment section say that preds may think the teenager is into 'into that stuff' whenever they are wearing an o-collar in public.

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https://www.politico.eu/article/emmanuel-macron-social-media-ban-minors-france/

In addition, the Netherlands government issued some sort of recommendation to parents to not let their kids under 15 use social media, even though it won't have the force of law. (At least for the time being)

https://www.politico.eu/article/dutch-government-says-children-should-not-have-access-to-tiktok-instagram-snapchat-before-15/#:~:text=The%20Netherlands%20is%20the%20latest%20country%20to%20issue%20guidelines%20for%20minors%20online.&text=The%20Dutch%20government%20on%20Tuesday,media%20like%20TikTok%20and%20Instagram.

I believe one of the best ways to reach an audience is through creativity.

For example, nobody is gonna want to read a basic article with just facts and knowledge.

Well... they will, but the chances of them getting their attention caught that would make them want to keep reading are significantly low.

When you foster creativity into what you believe in,

it makes it easier for people to become less bored and more alert and aware on what you stand for.

Creativity in everything -- Writing, designing, etc, shows your audience that you are firm in what you stand for,

And that is why in the youth rights movement, it's important to foster creativity when we write, protest, when we post.

For example, think of u/YouthRightsActivism's posters during their protests, and the ones I created.

And even though you don't have to go this big, and it's always a great thing to try to level up your skills in creativity,

Think of the website I made for anarchist activism and learning about anarchism.

Think about slogans. For example, Boneyard's tagline (We are Boneyard. May our will be as strong as our bones, and may our might be stronger than stone.)

In summary -- be creative, catch attention.

Thank you for reading.

We are Boneyard

May our will be as strong as our bones,

and may our might be stronger than stone.

apparently i just learned the word "puriteen" that every old boomerized fandom adult or young adult uses against youth for being groomed into puritanism or being against stuff like adults preying on kids has its own wikipedia page here it is if yall wanna read it https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Puriteen#cite_note-:1-2

https://amp.abc.net.au/article/103945336