Someone is truly in here going 
The hundreds of people gunned down daily is really a small percentage of the population so it's all just scaremongering. Several dozen people are upvoting it. I think I'm done with hexbear for a bit. Thanks for the fun posts, everyone
Being a child is criminalized. And the children are suffering. The point of childhood anymore doesn't seem to enjoy some innocence and learn life lessons and make mistakes in a loving or caring environment where you're shielded from most of the consequences. The purpose of childhood is to mold you into an ideal member of the proletariat. And to never ever misbehave, because the Eye in the Sky (whether that's your parents or the police state) is always watching and you'd better get used to it.
I've talked about the atrocious state of childrens' rights in this country, and had some really good discussion here about it. It's only getting worse. Don't walk or bike home from school, wait for your parent to come get you in an SUV. Don't go skateboarding, you hooligan. Don't hang out with friends or other kids in the neighborhood with only the admonition of being back before dark. Don't drink a beer, even as an adult- you'll go to jail. Don't host a party, you'll go to jail. Don't have awkward teenage sex. Don't go hang out downtown or explore the woods, you'll be raped and abducted and sold into slavery! Just stay home, on your phone where it's safe.
I fucking hate this. This shit honestly makes me despair more than climate change. I'm not sure why that is, obviously what we're doing to the climate could well spell the end of human civilization. I think I'm just really upset at this very clear, yet less dramatic impact of living in a fascist society. Being a child is criminalized.
I don’t think it being “criminalized” is really much of a problem. Kids love breaking the rules, so if it’s against the norm to be a kid, then they’re more likely to be acting out because it’s more fun. I can’t speak for others, but when I was a kid in the mid 2010s, some kidnapper in a white van was a funny idea because we believed that we could gang up on him and kick his ass before he could carry one of us away.
The real problem is that there’s really nothing to act out against. There are no “kids only” areas like skate parks and arcades or Rec centers every few blocks. There’s no woods, at least in my area. Everything is a 5-10 minute drive, which is the equivalent of like 45 minutes to walk or bike there. These complaints have already been pointed out by others. But my theory is that the “criminalization” of childhood will only make being a kid more enticing. It’s just there’s no physical location or mode of transportation that allows for that expression.