Weirdly, you can only die for your country with parental consent if you’re under 18.
Comment on UK to lower voting age to 16
sirico@feddit.uk 2 weeks ago
If you can die for your country, you should be able to vote
wewbull@feddit.uk 2 weeks ago
ohulancutash@feddit.uk 2 weeks ago
No, you can’t. Under-18s are banned from theatres of combat, as the UK has ratified the Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child. A few 17yo were accidentally deployed to Iraq, but sent home within 3 weeks.
AnarchistArtificer@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
I’ve always found it silly that one could legally have sex with their MP, but not vote for them