Eric Stoner is a co-founding editor at Waging Nonviolence and an adjunct professor at New York University. His articles have appeared in The Guardian, Mother Jones, Salon, The Nation, Sojourners and In These Times.
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Teetering on exploitation, IMHO.
E.g., http://projects.ajc.com/gallery/view/metro/news/bush-memorable-moments/21.html
Yeah, that’s a good point. Hard to say at what age it’s okay for children to protest. I guess it depends on the maturity of the child and how well they understand what they are doing and the risks. Also to what extent was it the child’s decision to come out vs. the parents encouraging or bringing the child themselves. It’d be a good subject for discussion on the site.