​Oh, no denying the over-generalizing of my usage of "Society", but the
   point is plain, and valid.  We have a method of laws (aka Society - not
   only regarding it's application of Power)​ which we live under.  If
   raising a Child means empowering/guiding that person to have a healthy
   understanding of Themselves, Others, Institutions, etc, one must
   provide an example - as Guide.
   RE: Native Peoples, yes, they did the same thing.  My child [5] can
   safely walk to the park and back in the over-urbanized environment we
   live because we've provided him the space to learn how to do so;
   neighbourhood walks, back-woods treks, etc.  Would I trust him to be
   okay going to the city-core?  Neither would a Native People have let
   their child go on a similarly arduous trek.  The scale/surroundings are
   different, the means and ends are the same:  Teach Independence while
   providing a reasonably sheltered environment to learn that
   Independence.
   By providing Supervision on his learning, he did so.  The State/Parents
   do not need to squash all his attempts, nor can Parents/State be
   divorced from his efforts.  Do we laws dictating "Child shall be no
   more than x feet from home unattended" ... clearly not, perhaps cases
   such as the Free Range Parenting will spur the creation of those laws
   from the pro-Nanny crowd.
   That is my usage of "Society" - more narrow than the put-upon
   extrapolations of the gallery; which were perhaps teased out by my over
   generalized usage earlier ... but, hey, what's Intertube proselytizing
   with out some trolling.

     > If an individual fails to adhere to guidelines of their Society,
     > they are punished.  That is what Society is for.
     This was not irony. Yes?
     <SNIP>