[Siebren has seen enough "asking for a friend" questions in his life to be able to recognize one in the wild; that he had run into Eva in the labyrinth and helped talk her through her illusions only confirms it. Still, in public, he will take it at face value, for her sake more than anything else.]
A question like this requires more specificity than is provided, I think. For what reason has this child been deemed a threat, and are they truly the threat they have been deemed to be? Is there someplace they could go where they would be safe - a different part of the world, perhaps, or a different society?
[Perhaps context of his own is required.]
I ask because there are certain parts of my world for which this is applicable. Several decades ago, my world experienced a global catastrophe known as the Omnic Crisis, in which Omnics - robotic life forms initially manufactured by humans - rose up in an effort to wipe out humanity. They did not succeed, but...it was uncertain for a while, and it took a united effort from multiple countries to turn the tide of the war. While the Crisis has been over for some time, not all of the fighting has stopped. There are areas of the world in which Omnics - many of whom are fully sapient - are treated as full citizens with rights, and there are areas in which the fighting never stopped, and Omnics are deemed, as you put it, a shoot-on-sight threat. While some can be dangerous and are indeed built with weaponry and an intent to use it, others prefer to simply live their lives. What they are able and willing to do depends heavily on their circumstances and location.
While I am certain they are not the same, I cannot help but liken the child in your proposed scenario to an Omnic and wonder if relocating to a more accepting society, should one exist, would be enough to resolve the issue.
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A question like this requires more specificity than is provided, I think. For what reason has this child been deemed a threat, and are they truly the threat they have been deemed to be? Is there someplace they could go where they would be safe - a different part of the world, perhaps, or a different society?
[Perhaps context of his own is required.]
I ask because there are certain parts of my world for which this is applicable. Several decades ago, my world experienced a global catastrophe known as the Omnic Crisis, in which Omnics - robotic life forms initially manufactured by humans - rose up in an effort to wipe out humanity. They did not succeed, but...it was uncertain for a while, and it took a united effort from multiple countries to turn the tide of the war. While the Crisis has been over for some time, not all of the fighting has stopped. There are areas of the world in which Omnics - many of whom are fully sapient - are treated as full citizens with rights, and there are areas in which the fighting never stopped, and Omnics are deemed, as you put it, a shoot-on-sight threat. While some can be dangerous and are indeed built with weaponry and an intent to use it, others prefer to simply live their lives. What they are able and willing to do depends heavily on their circumstances and location.
While I am certain they are not the same, I cannot help but liken the child in your proposed scenario to an Omnic and wonder if relocating to a more accepting society, should one exist, would be enough to resolve the issue.