[Two Kids' Dad]

15 is not a young adult

[Jim W N]

What is 15 if not a young adult?

[shadeaud]

Obviously all cruise ships must construct fencing (like that on top of Empire State building and the White House) to prevent everyone who is on the deck during a voyage. How the crew conducts life boat exercises, I suggest it is conducted virtually in every passengers state room.

[wardaddy]

Agreed

[oldvirginian]

“15 is not a young adult”

Yes it is.
Fifteen is old enough to do a man’s work, shoulder a man’s responsibilities and be responsible for himself and those placed in his care.
The thought that a fifteen year old is someway not responsible enough to be considered an adult is a modern notion that came into fashion with the baby boomers whose parents survived the great depression and won a world war. They didn’t want their children to have it as hard as they did so they sheltered them to a degree.
That degree of sheltering has grown with each succeeding generation.
It ain’t turning out well.

[Mr. Jeeves]

Past puberty qualifies as young adult - even if our society works hard to ensure that emotional and intellectual development remains stunted until the late 30’s.

[alexander_busek]

Citing a source, Crew Center said the young adult fell off a balcony from Deck 16 and landed onto the promenade on Deck 8.

15 is not a young adult

Exactly my first thought!

Regards,

[Kaslin]

It sure isn’t, and the person who wrote this is an idiot.