How young is too young?
Mirrored from The Adventures of Holly.
I know that to some of you this might be rather old news, but I still think it raises an interesting debate, and, since, in answer to my recent question, A LOT of people said they wanted more posts like this, I figured I’d post this to see whether you think the judges in Holland made the right decision or not.
Dutch sailor girl put under care
A Dutch court has put a 13-year-old girl under state care for two months, stalling her bid to become the youngest person to sail solo around the world.
The decision by three Utrecht judges means Laura Dekker’s parents, who support her plans, temporarily lose the right to make decisions about her.
A child psychologist will now assess her capacity to undertake the voyage.
Miss Dekker says she is happy with the ruling, but she will try to convince the authorities to let her set sail.
“I haven’t had the same upbringing as so many other children,” she told the Dutch television programme, NOS Jeugdjournaal, in her only comments after the ruling.
“Sailing has always played an important role in my upbringing and that’s why I want to do this now,” she added.
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Interestingly, I read on another website that she believes that if she were a 13 (now 14) year old BOY, her case would have been given more consideration. Do you think this is likely?