Teenagers today are living in a high technology environment. They could easily access information just by sitting down in front of a laptop and having a better education system. So, we can see that children above the age of 15 today seem like having greater knowledge and confidence if compared to the children in the old days that look silly and know nothing. But with the age of only slightly above 15 they do not have emotional maturity or enough experience to take important decisions.During these ages, they are living in a world full of adventures and mystery. Due to their curiosity, they can easily be lured by misleading elements in society, both physically and emotionally. They could be exposed to bad habits like drug addiction and alcoholism.
Besides that, age of 15 is the age of puberty and hormonal changes take place in boys and girls. This is a very critical period and children are prone to premature sex and wrongdoings with terribly miserable consequences. They might encounter problems such as get pregnant. Because they are afraid their parents know about it, they, at last, decided to abort the baby through some unlicensed private clinic or commit suicide. These decisions call for a mature age and not an underage Furthermore, teenagers would also easily attract to earning money through illegal job. They will be informed how easy the work is and once the work is done they will get high paid. Those teenagers might be used in transporting drugs overseas or become prostitutes. This all is the outcome of immature decision taking.
Elders would require lawful control over them at this age to safeguard them from such potential dangers. Parents and teachers who have greater experience and emotional maturity should guide them at this age, but at the same time should respect and accept their ideas of them. Hence, I think that there is no need to change the present law because if the law is adjusted to protect the rights these children, both parents and teacher would completely lose their control over them both at home and in school. This will be a wrong decision and create more problems for society.
