I think this could benefit by expanding “responsibility” into more specific dimensions of acting and decision-making. Nobody else can be control, in the end, for what happens in one’s head, or what words come out of one’s mouth. And it’s meaningless to say that someone is responsible for something they only have a light influence over.
If you break it down into “provide money and other resources” and a range from “advise and guide” to “incarcerate and physically restrain, possibly with explicit punishments for some choices”, it gets clearer about what you’re thinking regarding solutions. Are there other elements of responsibility you’re considering?
Honestly, I don’t know of any scalable, affordable, morally tolerable solutions for unparented children (because the parents are absent or themselves not capable), or for long-term incapable adults.
I think this could benefit by expanding “responsibility” into more specific dimensions of acting and decision-making. Nobody else can be control, in the end, for what happens in one’s head, or what words come out of one’s mouth. And it’s meaningless to say that someone is responsible for something they only have a light influence over.
If you break it down into “provide money and other resources” and a range from “advise and guide” to “incarcerate and physically restrain, possibly with explicit punishments for some choices”, it gets clearer about what you’re thinking regarding solutions. Are there other elements of responsibility you’re considering?
Honestly, I don’t know of any scalable, affordable, morally tolerable solutions for unparented children (because the parents are absent or themselves not capable), or for long-term incapable adults.