Re: California: 15 is Too Young to Ride in Front Seat

On Apr 5, 2025 at 4:32:10 PM PDT, "Rhino" <no_offline_contact@example.com>
wrote:

On 2025-04-05 6:02 PM, BTR1701 wrote:
 

 Wait, so California says children as young as 12 can "change their gender"
 and consent to life-altering medical procedures without their parents'
 consent (or even knowledge) but they're not mature enough to ride in the
 front seat of a car until they're 16.
 
 The California legislature seems to be permanently set on April Fools Clown
 Mode.
 
 https://ibb.co/4RnTHKLt
 

They may have gotten the idea from the Brits. It's been illegal for kids
under 16 (or it may be 14) to sit in the front seat in the UK for quite
a few years.

My question (beyond the absurdity mentioned above) is what if you don't have a
back seat? There are plenty of sports cars that only have a driver and a
passenger seat and a lot of pickup trucks also don't have back seats. Do you
have to go out and buy a whole new vehicle just to accommodate this silly
law?

For what it's worth, I completely agree that it is beyond absurd for
kids under 18 to get "gender-affirming" medications or surgery without
parental consent. (Even if they had parental consent, I'd hope some of
the people who had those meds or procedures would turn around and sue
their parents eventually once they grew up a little and realized what a
bad idea it was.)