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In reply to the discussion: should sex between consenting adults ever be illegal? [View all]blueamy66
(6,795 posts)128. Um, I'm pretty sure that my best friend had a crush on him as well.
And I'm pretty sure that she would have done the same that I would have done and kept her mouth shut.
Exploit the situation? I fell asleep every night thinking about him.
I knew wha was up at 17. If my SIL can give birth at 16, raise her child to be a productive member of society and not look back, why can't I have sex at the same age?
Our laws are archaic.
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What about sex between two consenting adults in the middle of Times Square?
AnotherMcIntosh
Aug 2012
#12
If they were still going to school, she was in a position of authority over them.
haele
Aug 2012
#17
yup i get it, i was more picking on the point the op made about as long as there is no physical harm
loli phabay
Aug 2012
#119
Prison inmates lose many of their legal rights by virtue of the fact that they're in prison
Hippo_Tron
Aug 2012
#102
they certainly lose their freedoms but prisoner's rights should be established and written down.
Swagman
Aug 2012
#135
you simply cannot go on that alone because the denial could be effectively coerced as well.
unblock
Aug 2012
#48
It's unconstitutional? Then we'd better fucking pack the SCOTUS until it IS constitutional!
Wednesdays
Aug 2012
#107
I'm afraid you are. As are all of those who think there's a need to protect 18 year olds
cali
Aug 2012
#143
Are you not concerned about teachers grooming minors while under 18 for sexual relationships
aikoaiko
Aug 2012
#145
Her children are going to be hearing about this from their classmates for a long time.
Kaleva
Aug 2012
#111
Who has a position of authority over an eighteen year old. Come on think back people
Monk06
Aug 2012
#118
there's some people here, you'd almost think they thought ALL sex was rape
datasuspect
Aug 2012
#141
Just one more way Texas goes about perverting any common-sense notion
coalition_unwilling
Aug 2012
#146