[djrj477dhsnv]

> Does this logic extend to other things society has deemed vices?

Yes. When a child is too young, parents should be directly preventing access to those vices. As their children get older, parents should have instilled enough values into their children that constant surveillance is no longer required.

[AlexandrB]

Do you have children? Were you ever a child? It really doesn't sound like it. It's easy to stop a 4 year old from going to the liquor store. Basically impossible to stop a 14 year old. And 14 year old kids will do all kinds of dumb stuff for approval/attention from friends or (especially) the opposite sex.

[djrj477dhsnv]

Doing dumb stuff and experimenting as a teenager is part of growing up. I don't see anything wrong with that.