• RaoulDook@lemmy.world
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    11 months ago

    Child labor is fucked up, but using knives at that age is no big deal. I played with knives when I was about 5 years old and knew enough not to hurt myself with it. Got my first Swiss Army knife about age 7 I think.

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      11 months ago

      It’s not just ‘using a knife’, though. These are children put to work with knives under pressure to perform what should be adult responsibilities for the duration of their shift. Responsible adults get hurt in these situations. I’ve worked in kitchens, I know. Especially if management has created an unsafe environment where injuries are bound to occur. Like the kind of management that is willing to put a child to work.

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      11 months ago

      Yeah this is a weird headline. A 14 year old is a freshman in highschool. They should have no problem handling a knife and it would concern me if they had not.