Age limits (the passion, choice, attend, experience, Christ)

[Shadow Wolf]

Last night, I attended the Xfest 2005 (groups included Smile Empty Soul, Shinedown, Rush, Cold, Ill Nenio, and Disturbed) concert. I was abit shocked to see that some parents brought along thier kids who couldn't have been anymore than 10 years old, some no older than 15. Personally, I don't think someone that young should be allowed to something like that. Not only is thier extremely loud music the whole day, there is moshing in the pit, pavilion, and lawn area, fights, drugs, girls flashing thier breasts and doing other sexual things, language, and also loud shouts from the crowd. Is there anyone else who thinks that kids that young are too young for these kinds of concerts?
The concert was great, but I think it was too much for a little kid.

[Darkdale]

It's up to the parents. We all suffer from the failures of our parents and there is nothing unconstitutional about taking your kids to a show.

[Aqualung]

I think the parents definitely made a poor choice bringing their children but, like Darkdale, I think it should be up to the parent's discretion. (I definitely would have liked to go to that concert, though. )

Another thing with that is I saw a lot of parents taking todlers to the passion of the christ. That was a graphic movie, and, even though it's important to teach your children about your religion, people that young shoudn't be exposed to every graphic detail.

[michel]

Originally Posted by Darkdale

It's up to the parents. We all suffer from the failures of our parents and there is nothing unconstitutional about taking your kids to a show.

Yes, quite, you need a licence to drive a car, but any two (or I suppose one, nowadays, with a little bit of help from sperm donors) , can have children; shame there isn't a 'driving test' for parents.

[Darkdale]

Originally Posted by michel

Yes, quite, you need a licence to drive a car, but any two (or I suppose one, nowadays, with a little bit of help from sperm donors) , can have children; shame there isn't a 'driving test' for parents.

Nature is just. It is only a matter of time before we learn how important a job raising children really is; and before we realize how important virtue, honor, family and community are for the health of any citizenry.

[Katzpur]

Originally Posted by Luke Wolf

...moshing in the pit, pavilion, and lawn area, fights, drugs, girls flashing thier breasts and doing other sexual things, language, and also loud shouts from the crowd.

The concert was great, but I think it was too much for a little kid.

Yeah, and too much for an old woman like me, too. How could anyone actually enjoy the concert with all that going on?

[Fluffy]

I think parents should be prevented from putting their children in danger by law. Mosh pits are the concern for me at any metal gig since they can be dangerous if you are quite small. However, normally at concerts they provide a specific area at the front, with an age limit, for this and disallow pits in the rest of the area. This will vary, obviously, but most companies and bands won't want to risk somebody getting seriously hurt.

Nudity, language and loud music are unjustifiable reasons from preventing children of any age from experience something, in my personal opinion.

[michel]

Originally Posted by Fluffy

I think parents should be prevented from putting their children in danger by law. Mosh pits are the concern for me at any metal gig since they can be dangerous if you are quite small. However, normally at concerts they provide a specific area at the front, with an age limit, for this and disallow pits in the rest of the area. This will vary, obviously, but most companies and bands won't want to risk somebody getting seriously hurt.

Nudity, language and loud music are unjustifiable reasons from preventing children of any age from experience something, in my personal opinion.

How would you police this ?

[Fluffy]

How would you police this ?

Preventing parents from putting children in danger? Well as far as the topic of this thread is concerned, I feel the steps are already in place. Barricading a section at the front of the stadium for the mosh pit with tickets needed for entry is common practice at most major concerts as far as I am aware. Additionally, they don't usually allow people who are small into these pits since size really is the issue here and not age.

In the larger view? I have started to strongly consider, not exactly a parental liscence, but certainly some sort of on going support scheme for parents. I dislike the current situation in which countless thousands of children and abused to various degrees and forms by their parents and feel that something needs to be done stop it. Afterall, if you need to be checked up on to adopt a child then you should have the same done before you are allowed to reproduce.