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Old enough to use spell check. n/t winter is coming May 2014 #1
Heh. Iggo May 2014 #3
Hahaha!! Lasher May 2014 #7
You rhink? Jamastiene May 2014 #10
DUzy! Egnever May 2014 #24
Hmm dipsydoodle May 2014 #29
.... Louisiana1976 May 2014 #97
Ten years younger than I am. nt bemildred May 2014 #2
16 LittleBlue May 2014 #4
Exactly. ManiacJoe May 2014 #118
I was thinking 18 and everything under 18 is governed by the age difference. 19/17..ok etc Leme May 2014 #139
I wanted an older option. Blue_Adept May 2014 #5
When the parents say so? penultimate May 2014 #32
I put 16 but I am rethinking that AngryAmish May 2014 #6
That sounds more reasonable, except the 15 year old part. Jamastiene May 2014 #64
I can only think of a few instances where ... 1StrongBlackMan May 2014 #84
And that, my friend, is why we should have fewer laws, not more AngryAmish May 2014 #87
I would settle for equal enforcement of the laws ... 1StrongBlackMan May 2014 #91
You think there are 'valid reasons' to arrest a 16 & 15 y/o for consensual "stupid teenage sex"? Warren DeMontague May 2014 #126
I never said or implied that ... 1StrongBlackMan May 2014 #130
Not having an encylopedic knowledge of every discussion ever had on DU, I couldn't say. Warren DeMontague May 2014 #140
It's telling that the discussion isn't usually about the need for more Romeo and Juliet laws... redqueen May 2014 #89
That is often due to the bad phrasing of the question in the OP. ManiacJoe May 2014 #141
That does seem to be the few times they ever do prosecute. Jamastiene May 2014 #90
Look at the Marcus Dixon case in GA. RiffRandell May 2014 #136
Can we get an option for "Why does it always seem to be adult men who ask about this?" nt redqueen May 2014 #8
Actually, women *sometimes* ask that question. Even here on DU! Nye Bevan May 2014 #12
The word 'almost' has a definite meaning. redqueen May 2014 #15
Who said "almost"? (nt) Nye Bevan May 2014 #16
I meant to put it before "always". Regardless, I wonder what prompted this man to ask. redqueen May 2014 #28
wtf is that supposed to mean? arely staircase May 2014 #131
Lol. pintobean May 2014 #17
Different question, yes? LanternWaste May 2014 #23
Yeah. Asking "should the age of consent be lowered" Nye Bevan May 2014 #69
Did you ever go back and see if there was any context there? redqueen May 2014 #77
It was an OP pintobean May 2014 #79
He went on the goose chase to do his context-free (i.e. meaningless) "gotcha" redqueen May 2014 #82
I'm guessing he remembered it pintobean May 2014 #85
Guess whatever you like, I don't care. redqueen May 2014 #88
I don't know why you would think pintobean May 2014 #93
Sometimes a question is just a question joeglow3 May 2014 #71
"You're not allowed to discuss this aspect of the law, otherwise you're a pedophile" Kurska May 2014 #120
It makes perfect sense that people like that would hang around DU Warren DeMontague May 2014 #127
I rhink it should be 18. n/t Jamastiene May 2014 #9
I am with you with 18 DrDan May 2014 #13
Apparently, we are bad people for that. Jamastiene May 2014 #52
Or maybe some people dont think kids should go to jail for having sex? Egnever May 2014 #65
Underage kids wouldn't go to jail if they were with each other. Jamastiene May 2014 #70
exactly - thank you DrDan May 2014 #74
how in the world you come to that conclusion is beyond me Egnever May 2014 #115
that would imply that consent means Egnever May 2014 #26
Duh, Jamastiene May 2014 #27
And if one is 18 and the other 17? jberryhill May 2014 #34
No, they need to be 18+, so 17 is against the law. Jamastiene May 2014 #35
I'm actually just trying to understand you. jberryhill May 2014 #37
Semantics, splitting hairs. 18+ means 18+. Period. Jamastiene May 2014 #41
It's a lot more than "semantics" when your 17 year old kid is charged with a crime jberryhill May 2014 #43
Why are you so obsessed with 17 year olds? Jamastiene May 2014 #47
Because, apparently in your view, I should have been locked up at that age jberryhill May 2014 #53
You apparently did not read what I wrote. Jamastiene May 2014 #57
I did read what you wrote jberryhill May 2014 #60
I was in college at 17. AngryAmish May 2014 #62
Um... Chan790 May 2014 #75
You want to throw an 18-year-old in jail for having sex with a 17-year-old? Comrade Grumpy May 2014 #39
And two 17 year olds jberryhill May 2014 #42
Yes, in this case, the 18 year old is breaking the law. n/t Jamastiene May 2014 #55
Okay so.... jberryhill May 2014 #58
Lol, keep trying to put words in my mouth. Jamastiene May 2014 #66
No, it's fairly understandable jberryhill May 2014 #72
I think I see the problem AngryAmish May 2014 #73
Yes. Jamastiene May 2014 #81
Age of consent in SC is 16 madville May 2014 #133
I was told it was 18 in SC. Jamastiene May 2014 #135
in texas the age of consent is 17 arely staircase May 2014 #137
No it's not. Laffy Kat May 2014 #107
Ok, but in our youth oriented culture, Jamastiene May 2014 #116
No, it really isn't Spider Jerusalem May 2014 #129
35. Liberal Veteran May 2014 #11
Can young people be trusted to have unsupervised sex? bemildred May 2014 #14
Are you suggesting they should be having supervised sex? Erich Bloodaxe BSN May 2014 #100
I'm sure volunteers will be no problem. nt bemildred May 2014 #103
Would they be provided popcorn? Erich Bloodaxe BSN May 2014 #106
I'm sorry, I think we have gone far enough in this direction. bemildred May 2014 #108
anyone voluteering for thst is more likely to bring kleenex. nt arely staircase May 2014 #138
It really does depend on the person treestar May 2014 #20
The same age as for drinking, driving, joining the military, Erich Bloodaxe BSN May 2014 #18
Well said. Louisiana1976 May 2014 #99
It should be more complicated than just a flat age Lee-Lee May 2014 #19
Uh, why is 18 a problem? Arkana May 2014 #21
Nobody said it was 18 jberryhill May 2014 #40
Because some seem to think you want to throw two 17 year olds in jail. Jamastiene May 2014 #68
18 works for most sarisataka May 2014 #22
are you considering taking a new lover? NightWatcher May 2014 #25
sex should be banned Douglas Carpenter May 2014 #30
I always appreciate the arbitrarily excluded opinion jberryhill May 2014 #38
If we had mandatory "neutering and spaying prior to the onset of puberty" Louisiana1976 May 2014 #102
like they always did - from God via the stork Douglas Carpenter May 2014 #128
Flawed Poll jberryhill May 2014 #31
*16 LadyHawkAZ May 2014 #33
I'm going to piggy back on your comment... one_voice May 2014 #105
I don't know. ZombieHorde May 2014 #36
Good question. nt redqueen May 2014 #44
Yeah, me too. NuclearDem May 2014 #48
Probably something to do with preventing adults from taking advantage of minors. nt redqueen May 2014 #54
Well, to clarify, I meant more among teenagers. NuclearDem May 2014 #61
That's what the Romeo and Juliet laws are meant to protect. redqueen May 2014 #76
18, but with a two-year roll down to 15. Algernon Moncrieff May 2014 #45
18 with appropriate loopholes for close-in-age relationships. NuclearDem May 2014 #46
As far as health is concerned, I read a long time ago that when a 16-year-old gives birth, the Cal33 May 2014 #49
Be close to your children, talk to them about things. everything, when they are young. panader0 May 2014 #50
It's 16 here Prophet 451 May 2014 #51
Old enough to deliver a pregnancy safely Warpy May 2014 #56
There you go putting scientific knowledge into an emotional DU fight AngryAmish May 2014 #63
The question of emotional maturity is a fucking minefield Warpy May 2014 #78
Teenagers have sex with each other, which is not the same as adults having sex with them. Warren DeMontague May 2014 #59
I'm more concerned about the difference of age between the two people gollygee May 2014 #67
Other jeff47 May 2014 #80
60, for everyone. raccoon May 2014 #83
I was thinking somewhere in the early 40s. genwah May 2014 #92
Why? ismnotwasm May 2014 #86
why what? nt arely staircase Jun 2014 #143
Constant rhino sex? What did I miss? FSogol May 2014 #94
16 is too young and sort of disgusting so many selected it. n-t Logical May 2014 #95
well then you must be horrified by me. I picked 15. Kids have sex with each other cali May 2014 #96
Most don't, though. redqueen May 2014 #101
a sizeable minority do cali May 2014 #124
sick nt Logical May 2014 #111
The states voted on this: 16% chose 17, 24% chose 18, and 62% chose 16 struggle4progress May 2014 #98
From an evolutionary stand point... deathrind May 2014 #104
It sounds like you're being sarcastic gollygee May 2014 #109
Reading that reminded me of an ugly rhyme that's used to push the idea redqueen May 2014 #112
No, I do not believe the age which deathrind May 2014 #113
with someone comparable or someone much older, teacher, person of power differential? uppityperson May 2014 #110
As a society we... deathrind May 2014 #114
This message was self-deleted by its author Iggo May 2014 #117
18, but if we're talking two high school kids around the same age ecstatic May 2014 #119
Legal adults Harmony Blue May 2014 #121
It is a hard subject matter for me. Kurska May 2014 #122
The youngest age at which one could theoretically support a child. wickerwoman May 2014 #123
I didn't vote. KitSileya May 2014 #125
Not sure if the people who chose 21 are serious or not... Ballast_Point May 2014 #132
Ask me again when we have a sane sex ed policy. DireStrike May 2014 #134
This is hard for me to figure out Shoulders of Giants May 2014 #142
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