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.
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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...