Voting at 16, Yes or No

[Steven.]

I posted this as a debate idea.

Should teenagers at the age of 16(+) be allowed to vote in General Elections, and Local Elections.

With most Public Transport company's and other company's regarding us to be adults at the age of 15 why cant we do adult things, for the example vote in elections.

Your views?

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[iTechnical]

Yes, I believe so, as I know quite a few 16 year olds who are quite political with quite thorough views.

[&]

id personaly like too, but at 16, theres still alot of things you dont know.
you most probably dont have full time jobs and things like that, generally not knowing as much about government as a say, 25yo might,

if you got any if that "/

[Elkaa]

No. At 16 most teenagers don't know that much about the country itself, only the area concerning them - If that. They've been kept in a 'safe heaven' for the past 11 years called School, and mostly it's not taught there.

I know that when I was 16, I didn't know half as much about the country as a whole as I do now, at 18.

[Neversoft]

No, they shouldn't. A lot of 16 year olds are really immature and couldn't give a **** what they're voting about.

[L!nK.]

No, because I don't really care about elections etc.

[&]

the complete contents of the post above says it all.

[Mr.Sam]

Of course not, They will make stupid decisions and not think it through correctly.

[L!nK.]

Of course not, They will make stupid decisions and not think it through correctly.

What I said, and this.

[iTechnical]

Hmm, fair enough.