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A place to appreciate the twentieth century comic character Everett True of "The Outbursts of Everett True." Feel free to check out the sticky.
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Kids didn’t have rights, any more than a dog or horse or chair did. They were seen as property. Both by the law and by custom.
In this case, the rights refer to the adult who "owned" them.
Right, hence him saying ‘I know I haven’t any right to do this’. He was infringing on their rights, with them not present to object.
Yes, and he's also infringing on their rights when he beats them up, yet has no problem with it.