The age of consent should be lowered to 13.

I feel that once you're past the age of 15, 13 year olds should no longer be an option to you.

 

i am sad for anyone that wants to have sex with a 13 year old :*( but much more sad for the CHILD. :*(

 

At what age does personal responsibility begin? If ever.

 

Ahh, I see wut you did there, with your signature. How subtly intelligent.:smoking:

 

The Age Of Consent Here In Horstralia Is 16 For Both Boys And Girls...

Up Until A Few Years Back It Was 16 For Girls, And 18 For Boys....



Cheers Glen.

 

Age of CONSENT.... hmmm... wonder what that means?

Some people will make claims such as, people are responsible for their actions, and try to apply that to children in order to make them feel better about raping them...

Children are children... not too hard to grasp unless you feel the need to excuse your own actions with children.

 

Did I mention that this is a bad idea?

 

Well for adults... but children should be allowed to consent to people of similar age...

 

Yeah, if the person is just a few years older than them. But if the dude is 20 years old & he's trying to bang a 13 year old....that's just fucked up on too many levels. There's nothing a 13 year old has to offer an adult.

 

i find it truly disturbing that 11 people have voted yes on this thread...
shit, man... seek help...

 

So, what is keeping you from doing it again? Couldn't you ask permission to your date's parents? Either her parents or the person you're interested in herself would have to turn you in for something to happen to you, right?

I know it's a risk, like...she could get mad at you before turning of age and wham! You're in the clink...But, if you trust the people involved, it may be worth the risk.

As for 13 year olds; I can't remember the last time I've even come near anyone that age. Probably said Hi in some family function I was attending out of obligation. I feel like I could manipulate 30 year olds much easier than 13 year olds, but that's probably due to practice. :sunny:

Because I don't even meet girls that age, I would say leave it like it is. I would probably lower the drinking age to 18, though. And I do think it would be ridiculous for you not to be able to date this girl on a technicality.

 

Well on that note, your parents can not give permission for you to rape their child(statuatory or otherwise) even if everyone consents, even if the two consenters are the same age but still to young (co-rapists... can both be charged, with raping each other, while consenting to rape....) if someone says something, and kids talk, and there's facebook and everything else, they'll be arrested. Also, they love charging underage people with child pornography production and distribution for sending pictures of THEMSELVES naked, and the reciver as well... all as a stack of different charges.

So yeah, age of consent laws are fucked up and need to change, but not in the way that some people in this thread want, so that adults can have sex with children... but younger people of comparable age should be able to mutually consent without legal fear, or without having to fear that if their crazy parents find out they're going to be sex offenders for life because they have sex with someone their own age.

Alcohol, your parents may (except in like 2 states, I think) give you permission to drink, so long as they are present and supervising.

 

I didn't mean it in any legal sense. I meant it as an informal approval. At least he'll know her parents are not going to turn him in.

Unless they want money. I don't know what I'm talking about. :biggrin:

 

is there a "hell no" button?

the reason why there is such a thing as statutory rape is that children of a certain age are incapable of making mature, informed decisions like whether or not they should be doing something potentially life altering like having sex. i know 21 year olds who still don't use birth control or condoms reliably!

Canada has a similar law. I don't remember the specifics, but if you and your partner are within a few years in age, it isn't illegal. But i'm going to go out on a limb here and say this girlfriend of yours has probably had an alcoholic beverage or 2 in her day, maybe smoked a few cigarettes, possibly even a joint? so i'm sure she always puts a lot of thought into what reprocussions her actions could have, and makes well informed decisions with judgement intact. and no pressure from the older people she obviously hangs out with...... right?

yeah, that's what I thought. keep in in your pants.

 

there is a "hell no" choice now ...that was a good suggestion

 

you all don't serve novelty..you cower behind the frail bars that human decency and jurisdiction lays forth for you...you can say it's a different society then it was when our ancestors were roaming about, but that's just because your pety fears bore the fruits of their engagement within the thinking mind who you elected to limit peoples freedom by demonising choice and liberty. morality is a mis-guided concept, as it bears lines to be drawn based upon the same acts commited by different social classes. a bullet to the head is still a bullet to the head, and re-production is still re-production. neutrality has no place in your human state of affairs and that's why the human race will fall as surely aas it came, without any other beings shedding a tear of sadness nor of joy when it happens. things will just be. you all make me laugh...ty

 

Also worth noting is that, statistically speaking, many of those European countries with lower AoC than, say, US, tend to have a much lower sex crime rates than, say, US. They also seem to have a much healthier and more positive view toward sex and nudity than, say, US. What I've noticed so far is that the North Americans and the British are among the most squeamish when it comes to the age issues. They are also usually among the first to regard children and teens as inferior and stupid when, in fact, there are quite many young minds who are more intelligent and sensible than they are(combined, in some cases).

I don't think we can quite determine whether it's right, or wrong, to have a low AoC. It's not like you can just go up to someone from Spain, for instance, and say they come from a child molesting country just because the Spanish AoC is 13. I personally believe the whole age related issues should be handled via more of a case-by-case basis than strictly in accordance with some flawed system that sprouted out of over generalization and misinterpretation of both youth and adulthood.

 

I'd agree with this almost 100%. And ya, it should be done on a case by case basis, you can't just blindly define things, things just arn't that simple imo.

And lol at the guy who replied to my last post with the statement he'd shoot me hahha Just shows how much passion people have regarding this subject; even though I wasn't really being completely serious with my last post. To be honest I do think the hysteria generated in alot of modern societies around the subject of AoC and peadophilia(13 and up isn't paedophilia, i call it that because I forget the name), is comparable to a modern day witch hunt. I mean peadophiles and other minorities like illegal drug users, etc, share alot more in common when coming up against public scrutiny than they think, and yet the ped's take way more heat, seems no one will even approach the subject in a positive or atleast neutral light in fear of violence toward them or being labelled one themselves, just for having some compassion towards that minority. Most of the people in this thread don't seem to be tweens or teens? I'td be interesting to know what they have to say about their own rights regarding sexual consent and law interfering with the exploration of it.

hmm....

 

Try having kids and then having morons who cant find an adult to have a relationship whine about the laws that protect kids from them.

Passions? Try having those same types of morons molest you when you were a kid and then have people expect them to quietly allow them to cry about how unfair it is that the laws try to protect kids from them...

Don't have the RIGHT???

Being a parent gives me the right.

 

The answer should be obvious without need of asking the question.