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phleshdef

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72. This is idiotic and wouldn't fall under statutory rape in a lot of states.

Reply to n2doc (Original post)

Mon Mar 3, 2014, 09:58 PM

Mar 2014

Cmon, 2 years apart? Really?

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Girl, 16, accused of statutory rape of boy, 14 [View all] n2doc Mar 2014 OP

I don't agree with statutory rape being charged among two adolescents... hlthe2b Mar 2014 #1

Yes, but unfortunately, I think this is just another symptom of society needing repair. AverageJoe90 Mar 2014 #79

The girl needs counseling, not jail. These two are kids and there needs to be some CTyankee Mar 2014 #2

What kind of counseling ? To acheive what ? jaysunb Mar 2014 #5

I'm hoping not, actually. But it shows a real lack of parental caring and teaching about sexuality. CTyankee Mar 2014 #18

No it doesn't, although it might show a lack of responsible sex education in the school Warpy Mar 2014 #58

yes... CTyankee Mar 2014 #63

I don't like their kind of "caring." I call it "oppressing." CTyankee Mar 2014 #108

That's what they'd call mandatory fact based sex education in the schools Warpy Mar 2014 #110

Holy smokes! Blue_Adept Mar 2014 #6

what would cause her to be considered an aggressor? I'm not understanding this. CTyankee Mar 2014 #14

Who coined the aggressor term? Blue_Adept Mar 2014 #17

I agree with you Aerows Mar 2014 #29

16 is the age of consent, I suspect. notadmblnd Mar 2014 #39

It is sad that it got to this point, isn't it? CTyankee Mar 2014 #46

The aggressor is just the one who did the asking... ManiacJoe Mar 2014 #91

Oh, please. I am not some sort of puritan. Really. I worked for a women's health clinic and for CTyankee Mar 2014 #22

I agree with CTYankee Aerows Mar 2014 #28

Teenagers having sex means something "is going on at home."? former9thward Mar 2014 #30

Young women and men Aerows Mar 2014 #33

Ohh, the strawmen came out quickly. former9thward Mar 2014 #36

I didn't go to the same high school you did Aerows Mar 2014 #41

I gotta admit, I went to the same school as former9thward... kids have sex anywhere riderinthestorm Mar 2014 #66

kids when they want to have sex will do it anywhere a car, a bathroom floor in the bushes leftyohiolib Mar 2014 #57

It just mens they are expressing their new hormones very inappropriately. Auntie Bush Mar 2014 #83

I think it means their hormones are working, thats all. Katashi_itto Mar 2014 #40

hormones do work and caring parents and other adults help kids get through CTyankee Mar 2014 #44

I know! Most teens spend the time thinking about Jesus. nt Demo_Chris Mar 2014 #70

ROFL snooper2 Mar 2014 #100

The only counseling they need is to find a nice park snooper2 Mar 2014 #99

Because a teenage girl had sex with a teenage boy, both consensual? Lex Mar 2014 #10

Yes, I think so. Planned Parenthood, for whom I worked, believes that kids need guidance from CTyankee Mar 2014 #15

I'm sure teens have sex in places available Lex Mar 2014 #19

THAT is exactly what I am saying! Thank you! Sheesh... CTyankee Mar 2014 #24

I agree, but their parents would spring for a hotel. n Demo_Chris Mar 2014 #71

And that is part of it. The other part is about health sexuality. If you don't like what I am CTyankee Mar 2014 #23

Under the law, I don't think a 14 year old can give consent. Jenoch Mar 2014 #25

Whaa? NutmegYankee Mar 2014 #12

I'm thinking chastity belts for all. Blue_Adept Mar 2014 #13

So keeping them in ignorance is good? Really? CTyankee Mar 2014 #48

Sex education is not counseling. nt NutmegYankee Mar 2014 #49

It most certainly can be. Esp. for a kid. CTyankee Mar 2014 #50

Counseling is usually associated negatively. NutmegYankee Mar 2014 #56

good lord, I worked for women's health services in new haven and for planned parenthood of CTyankee Mar 2014 #60

Other than the debate over the term "counseling".... NutmegYankee Mar 2014 #62

Hey, there ya go... CTyankee Mar 2014 #64

How do you know they didn't get sex education from their family? Or use BC? riderinthestorm Mar 2014 #65

I'm not condemning anybody, as you can see from what I have said. CTyankee Mar 2014 #67

But you keep insisting these kids need counseling and birth control riderinthestorm Mar 2014 #69

don't beat this to death, ok? CTyankee Mar 2014 #73

Okay, so how do you know this was their first sexual encounter? riderinthestorm Mar 2014 #87

Abuse? Unless teenagers are built different then they were when I was young, LeftyMom Mar 2014 #42

You are right. They are not "built different." That is why they need accurate medical CTyankee Mar 2014 #52

Allow me to praise your heroic focus on this thread... sibelian Mar 2014 #106

I had the advantage of hearing Planned Parenthood's Education VP give several talks to CTyankee Mar 2014 #107

A high schooler needs counseling for having sex? You're gonna need a big counseling center Recursion Mar 2014 #81

OK, I will say this one more time and then I won't say it again. Pay attention, please. CTyankee Mar 2014 #84

help? Teenagers having sex, oh the HORRORS snooper2 Mar 2014 #98

Isn't that a little too extreme? They are teenagers. I AM NOT SAYING OKAY TO TEENAGE SEX. I know diabeticman Mar 2014 #3

I AM SAYING OK TO TEENAGE SEX. cali Mar 2014 #8

Look, the law is your real enemy here. Enforcement of this statute is the problem. CTyankee Mar 2014 #16

I see the kids of Rockdale County are back in the news. aikoaiko Mar 2014 #4

1999 actually alp227 Mar 2014 #96

Whoops. you are correct. 1999 aikoaiko Mar 2014 #105

I just read the article and it doesn't make sense... Humanist_Activist Mar 2014 #7

I suspect older than 18 enlightenment Mar 2014 #31

But that makes even less sense. Statutory rape, from my understanding, almost always involves... Humanist_Activist Mar 2014 #32

Yes - it is strict. enlightenment Mar 2014 #47

As far as I know, many states have Romeo and Juliette laws JJChambers Mar 2014 #9

I know some are written assuming an older male / younger female couple Recursion Mar 2014 #82

In most states that have them, Romeo & Juliet laws have a minimum age of 15 or 16. Xithras Mar 2014 #103

This is a bullshit way of dealing with this madokie Mar 2014 #11

This is ridiculous stevenleser Mar 2014 #20

ugh. first of all, stephen, what is a "Serious Misdemeanor"? cali Mar 2014 #26

If I may, first of all I have no problem with the books you quote, but do you really think this CTyankee Mar 2014 #43

You are aware there are different classes of misdemeanors, right? stevenleser Mar 2014 #90

More victimless crime LittleBlue Mar 2014 #21

Wow. That's stupid. Comrade Grumpy Mar 2014 #27

I really feel like if people are within 3 years of age gollygee Mar 2014 #34

Nailed it. nt stevenleser Mar 2014 #93

A total waste of the public wealth warrant46 Mar 2014 #35

So I guess 16 must be age of consent. Deep13 Mar 2014 #37

Whether the boy is hi-fiving his friends or not is irrelevant. JVS Mar 2014 #55

Is it ok to expell both of them Peregrine Mar 2014 #38

Criminal prosecution is the issue Lex Mar 2014 #45

I was one month short of my 14th birthday. MineralMan Mar 2014 #51

This is a very sweet story, actually. Two kids who loved each other! I love this story. CTyankee Mar 2014 #54

Well, it was fortunate that I MineralMan Mar 2014 #59

awww. I'm glad you have a good memory of it, not a shameful one... CTyankee Mar 2014 #61

So a 13 yr old boy and a 15 yr old girl sex story is "sweet" riderinthestorm Mar 2014 #68

from what mineral man told me, I think it was sweet. It was caring and nice. CTyankee Mar 2014 #77

Thanks. MineralMan Mar 2014 #74

well, we do look back in tenderness and humor, don't we? CTyankee Mar 2014 #78

Why not just automatic jail for all kids? Trillo Mar 2014 #53

This is idiotic and wouldn't fall under statutory rape in a lot of states. phleshdef Mar 2014 #72

Good. Hopefully she'll be on the sex offender registry for life, like all other rapists TransitJohn Mar 2014 #75

I was the *victim* of a 16 yr old girl when I was 14 yr old teen boy gerogie2 Mar 2014 #76

and what if it was 16 y/o boy on 14 y/o girl? alp227 Mar 2014 #97

I have to agree. HappyMe Mar 2014 #102

I don't think this is a problem gerogie2 Mar 2014 #109

I thought Georgia had a Romeo & Juliet clause? Recursion Mar 2014 #80

Yes, after the Genarlow Wilson case. alp227 Mar 2014 #104

Zero Tolerance in public schools these days madville Mar 2014 #85

i wanna know why a 16 yr old is in middle school. that would be a sophomore. freshman if held up a seabeyond Mar 2014 #86

Good catch Sea. I wonder if she's got some problems - to still be in middle school nt riderinthestorm Mar 2014 #88

who knows, but it is odd. CTyankee Mar 2014 #92

For some school systems, Middle school is 7-9th grade and HS is 10-12. But you are right, it sounds stevenleser Mar 2014 #94

she would have needed to be held back two years. 16 would be sophomore if 5 when seabeyond Mar 2014 #95

My high school was 9-12 snooper2 Mar 2014 #101

Biology long ago... deathrind Mar 2014 #89