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Threedifferentones Donating Member (820 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Feb-22-09 10:15 PM
Response to Reply #151
168. Still avoiding the question
Edited on Sun Feb-22-09 10:15 PM by Threedifferentones
We all know it is illegal, what about immoral?

The way I see it:

If a single case exists where romance between a 21 and 16 year old worked out happily and healthily, you must admit it is not necessarily, or "absolutely," immoral. The OP made a post specifically to illustrate such a case. Which would cause you to wonder: are such "molestation" laws really protecting enough people to be worth it? Or are they causing more harm than good?

It seems more suspect to me when a 55 year old sleeps with a 19 year old but we will never outlaw that, nor should we.

Hence, the law needs amending, and you seem to be defending a poor social policy.
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