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![]() The Paedofinder General
The age of consent varies between countries. For some it is at a set age e.g. 16 years old in the UK. For other it is based upon the sexual maturity of the individuals; reaching puberty e.g. Bolivia. It may even vary based upon sexuality. What do you think of the issue that is the age of consent? Do you have other ideas about how it should be organised? I'm unsure as to how to judge what is appropriate for the age of consent as there is no real set right age (apart from them being into puberty at least, I wouldn't advocate an age below sexual maturity), and just extending the rules from my country/culture smacks of cultural imperialism. However there are things I would prefer in any age of consent laws:
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Yeah, some of these laws are pretty bizarre and will probably have a lot of political inertia (as in, hard to change, not hard to stop from changing).
I think Jon Stewart's Earth put it pretty well. It was something along the lines of our Ao C laws ranging from squick to really, you waited that long?
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I don't think it's too hard to imagine a child that is not sexually mature desiring sex simply for the sake of curiosity.
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6 Linhasxoc, Thu, 30th Dec '10 8:19:35 PM from Wisconsin
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I think that 18 is a good number, but I also think similar-age exemptions are a good idea because that's not what those laws were designed for.
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I think another reason they exist is to prevent much older people taking advantage of younger people's curiosity around sex. Which is why a lot of places has laws about the age of partners (Or they don't prosecute if someone underage has sex with someone just over age. There's a huge power difference between a 14 and 16 year old having sex, and a 14 and 36 year old.)
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I think it's best to have such laws, how many younger folks have sex because of peer pressure, when they didn't really want it until they started being pressured about it?
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![]() 16 Blue Ninja 0, Thu, 30th Dec '10 10:05:59 PM from The Middle of Nowhere
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Black Humor: So, you're in favor of repealing the age limits on smoking and drinking, as well? I mean, if you're mature enough to *want* to drink ... As for having a sex drive, knowing that you have one is not the same as understanding how it affects your thinking and motivations. Hell, most adults aren't self-aware enough to control their sex drive, let alone teens in the middle of puberty.
Brakakaka: I had sex before I was 18 as well, and that's one of the things that has made me think Age of Consent laws should be higher. I wasn't mature enough to handle the possible consequences when I was sexually involved. I don't think I was really mature enough until after I had gotten married.
Bur: My, your sister sounds classy.
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18 Blue Ninja 0, Thu, 30th Dec '10 10:10:51 PM from The Middle of Nowhere
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Mellon: The only cases I'm aware of for that kind of situation has been cases where the parents of the underage person have taken it to the police/prosecutor. I mean, most of the teacher/student sex relationships that have hit the news certainly appear to be consensual. But that doesn't make them legal, moral, or wise.
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20 Linhasxoc, Fri, 31st Dec '10 12:23:02 AM from Wisconsin
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The main reason age of consent laws exist in the first place is to get around the sometimes mucky issue of whether or not there was "consent" in the first place. I will admit that perhaps 18 is too high (that's where it is where I live, so I'm used to it) but I'm not sure it should go any lower than 16. When you consider that the parts of the brain responsible for risk evaluation don't finish development until age 22 or so... 21 Blue Ninja 0, Fri, 31st Dec '10 12:26:35 AM from The Middle of Nowhere
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Black Humor: The body, and the brain, are still undergoing changes from puberty up until around age 21, IIRC. Scientifically, that's the best reason I have for keeping (or raising) the age of consent. While it often feels like you have the knowledge and experience to make a major decision at that age, the brain and its hormonal balance are still in a state of flux. If they haven't finished maturing physically, then how do you justify treating them as though they have matured sufficiently emotionally or mentally?
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As for preventing adults from having sex, I certainly believe there's plenty of them that shouldn't be. :D After a certain age, if they haven't learned how to make good decisions, there's nothing that can be done about it.
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edited 31st Dec '10 1:55:17 AM by BalloonFleet WHASSUP.......
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Keep it a secret. Act like it's a high number like twenty or something, but if two teens get caught fucking in the closet just tell them "Hey, cool, you're old enough to consent. Don't tell anyone else."
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Also....that shit spreads like wildfire. Rumors would abound anyway.
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edited 31st Dec '10 1:45:51 AM by BalloonFleet WHASSUP.......
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