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Our government decides that a 5-year-old child can give informed consent to waive her rights. [View all]
VeryHiddenGeniusHat Retweeted:The form says “child’s signature.”
This is by design. This is not a stopgap. This is our government deciding that a 5 year old child can give informed consent to waive her rights.
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Here is a contract, designed for children, with an option to forfeit their rights, that 5-year-old asylum seeker Helen practiced spelling her name on. https://www.newyorker.com/news/news-desk/the-five-year-old-who-was-detained-at-the-border-and-convinced-to-sign-away-her-rights …
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