How to tell if somebody learned World Geography in school or from SNL:
"GIBSON: What insight into Russian actions, particularly in the last couple of weeks, does the proximity of the state give you?
PALIN: They're our next door neighbors and you can actually see Russia from land here in Alaska, from an island in Alaska."
SNL: Can't be Diomede Islands, say her backyard instead.
I will go with what the law is in the US States. Good enough for me. 14 is certainly too young. In some states, I think as young as 16 can be the legal age of sexual penetration. Some states it is 18. But no way is 14. But I have not looked those up for while, so my memory may be foggy.
But I guess personally if we decide a person is not a adult until age 18, then that is the age it should be. But some states I know have laws which have exceptions if the two involved are also under age. As in two 17 year olds having sex. But in none is a 34 year old fart having sex with a 14 year old going to be ok. :P
Exactly this. 14 year olds are in no way adults, even if they think they are. It's one of the reasons why teenagers are more likely to engage in risk-taking behavior, our brains don't stop developing until age 25.
From the exact link you posted:
The guy lied about his age and then he lied about ceasing contact with the girl, beyond the fact that she is unable to give legal consent due to her age the man was clearly being dishonest to both the girl and her father.When her dad read an excerpt from a letter he had sent the victim and became concerned Tremblay lied about his age and promised to cease contact.
He continued the relationship however and returned to Ireland for a second time.
That would be what would make the most sense based on science, it would seem super weird though due to social convention. Our current laws are fine, where there are typically close-in-age exceptions.
Would be interesting if close-in-age exceptions ended at 25 instead of 18, though.
I think there is still a age requirement involved. But yeah, i do know things are different if marriage is involved. But the subject of this thread is just pure lusty sex with a minor. So not related.
Edit. This is Ohio's law dealing with legal marriage consent ;
Who may contract a marriage?
Male persons of the age of 18 years and female persons of the age of 16 years, not nearer of kin than second cousins and not having a husband or wife, may be joined in marriage. A minor must first obtain the consent of his or her parents, surviving parent, parent who is designated the residential parent and legal custodian of the child by a court of competent jurisdiction, the guardian of his or her person, or any of the following who has been awarded permanent custody of him or her by a court exercising juvenile jurisdiction: an adult person; the Department of Human Services or any child welfare organization certified by that department; or a public children services agency. (This consent for a minor generally applies to females under the age of 18, but also may apply to males under 18.) In addition, an applicant under the age of 18 years must provide proof of age and must prove that he or she has received marriage counseling satisfactory to the court.
So it seems that even with consent of parents, 16 is the youngest they can be.
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Nothing really to do with Social Convention. Moreso to do with Nature. We are Animals so like Animals we generally begin to think about sex when our reproductive abilities kick in. This "mental development" shit people constantly talk about is idiotic. I've met Women who had a Child at 16 who were well adjusted enough to care for a Baby and make pretty heavy life decisions. I've met Women in their 30's which act like childish pieces of shit when it comes to raising their newborns.
The age of consent is 14 in Germany, he should have went there. (Thanks Archer season 2)
I bet the overall percentage of 30 year olds fit to parent is much higher than 16 year olds fit to parent. Laws are based on averages because we can't clog up a court system every time someone wants to have sex, if a judge had to determine whether or not each individual 16 year old was emotionally mature enough to bang then we would get nothing else done.
Uff, I never thought Canada had problems regarding pedophilia. Scary place.
When people say that a person under a certain age is unable to make sound decisions about things like sex, I agree.
However, I don't understand then what the difference is between two people who are underage having sex and a guy/girl who is much older having sex with someone younger.
What exactly does the law protect here? Why does it not apply to both situations and prevent underage sex in general (I know that's a near impossibility since most kids have their first time around age 13 as far as I remember). What exactly is traumatizing about having sex with someone twice your age versus having sex with someone close to your age, when you are underage to begin with?
Don't get me wrong, I think it's absolutely disgusting for a 30 year old to be preying on some 15 year old kid, but I guess I don't understand the argument of, "the law is there to protect kids".
I guess my point is that the law is there to punish the 30 year old, not protect the 15 year old. Even if it's consensual, the 30 year old should realize that what he's doing is really stupid; not that the 15 year old is too young to realize what she/he is about to do.
Actually I think it is there to protect the minors from being victims of adults who otherwise would prey on the very young. The reason they do not punish two minors having sex is they both are underage and are not held to the same standards as a adult would be. You also see this in cases where at times minors are not trialed or punished as adults when committing crimes. Sometimes they are depending on the case and seriousness of it however. Such as murder.
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Yeah. But 15 would not be. Right? Even if she is built like Halley Berry and 5' 10"? So even your country has a legal age cut off.