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Exactly - and addendum

Posted by lgsinmyheart on 2008-September-24 23:08:02 EDT, Wednesday
In reply to Re: You are very right posted by Goethe on 2008-September-24 08:02:55 EDT, Wednesday

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I mentioned it back when it was current, but nobody noticed.

Age discrimination costs the lives of minors

At least 12 people have died in a stampede during a police raid on a packed nightclub in Mexico City.

The capital's police chief said hundreds of youths marking the end of the school year had panicked when police raided the News Divine club.

[...]

Police said they had been investigating reports that drugs and alcohol were being sold to under-age clubbers.


In chronological order, all from BBC News:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/7466950.stm
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/7467632.stm
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/7472542.stm
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/7483021.stm
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/7496663.stm

The raid would never have taken place if it weren't for drinking age laws.

The handling would never have been as brutal if minors had actually been considered persons: the police prevented them from leaving so as not to lose "the evidence" - and among the lucky ones who instead of dying got arrested, sexual abuse and kp shooting happened at the hands of police.

But nothing has happened afterwards - because after all, if you're not 18 you're not a person...




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