We should protect the children. By removing pollution and restricting cars so their lungs are clean and healthy and they don’t get killed by performative landtanks, and therefore they spend less time needing medical treatment? By building more libraries, youth centres, and social spaces where they can be safe and enjoy themselves, and therefore create an independent support network? By creating a society that prioritises their wellbeing so they grow up to be healthy and mature adults?

No, instead, let’s just create a system that spies on everyone’s phones, adults included. This dramatic overreach by the state will keep the kiddies safe!