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But it's not zero, and since there are no laws, who determines whether they are a moral agent? The father? Nope, use of force. Is it the presence of the magic words "I am a moral agent; leave me alone?"

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I'm not sure why anyone would find this line of reasoning compelling. Of course if any person, 13 or not, has been routinely making their own life decisions, has been providing for themselves, has been taking 100% responsibility for their actions with respect to other moral agents, etc. etc. etc. then they are a moral agent and the father WOULD in this case be initiating violence -- he's what most of us would call a "dead beat dad" who has apparently abandoned his daughter to fend for herself (else she's not a moral agent), and is now attempting to re-assert his dominance over her long after she's become independent. Just because a free moral agent is making a bad life decision doesn't give some relative the right to jump in and initiate violence to counteract that decision.