ABSURDITY OF AGE LIMITS

LEGAL AT 18
- Join the Army and mow down people on a battlefield with a machine gun, bayonet or machete.
DEEMED NOT RESPONSIBLE ENOUGH AT 18
- Read a book at the British Library

LEGAL AT 18
- Become Governor General of Canada (equivalent of President)
DEEMED NOT RESPONSIBLE ENOUGH at 18
- Stand for election as an MP in England

LEGAL AT 12
- Become King of England and declare war on France
DEEMED NOT RESPONSIBLE ENOUGH AT 12
- Watch a James Bond Movie in the UK

LEGAL AT 16
- Trade in Futures, Credit Default Swaps and other derivatives on the American Exchange in New York
DEEMED NOT RESPONSIBLE ENOUGH AT 16
- Invest in blue chip stocks on the American Exchange

LEGAL AT 13
- Own a vicious Rottweiler crossbreed in the UK
NOT DEEMED RESPONSIBLE ENOUGH AT 13
- Own a pet snail in the UK

LEGAL AT 18
- Own a Milwaukee Brewery and Distillery industrial plant
NOT DEEMED RESPONSIBLE ENOUGH AT 18
- Buy a can of lager from a Texas Beer store.

LEGAL AT 16
- Join the Britain's Royal Navy and become Captain of a nuclear submarine with sole command and fire authority over 8 Trident nuclear missiles.
NOT DEEMED RESPONSIBLE ENOUGH AT 16
- Drive a small Honda hatchback down a London street.

LEGAL AT 16
- Marry someone in Scotland
NOT DEEMED RESPONSIBLE ENOUGH AT 16
- Marry someone in England