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Hey, guys, while we are all about having higher authority preemptively keep us safe...
Why not set up cars so they can sense the speed limit on a given stretch of road (cellular data, satellite, etc), and then use governors to keep us all from speeding?
Why not require underage girls to wear chastity belts on dates?
Why not require adult males to take a dose of saltpeter when they go on a date, unless their date signs a waiver saying she wants them fully functional?
Here's an interesting idea, and it's even been put forward by the OP: Punish actual offenses. Make examples of offenders. Encourage parents to do their job...
Oddly enough, when I was growing up there were two extremes as to the worst behaving kids: Those whose parents thought they could do no wrong; and those whose parents always assumed the worst and acted like martinets.
In my hometown, one of the worst kids was the Chief of Police's son. His dad was quite strict, too...
And then there's the stereotype about minister's daughters... and Catholic schoolgirls. Authority that shows no trust tends to encourage rebellion, just as much as a complete lack of authority encourages anarchy.
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