RE: Blaming the victim.
March 17, 2011 at 7:58 pm
(This post was last modified: March 17, 2011 at 8:01 pm by theVOID.)
(March 17, 2011 at 5:58 pm)LastPoet Wrote: So lets put it this way, if an 11 y.o. wishes and even enjoys sex with a grownup, does that makes it ok if the guy is ignorant about her age? Is that what you are advocating for Dotard and Void?
I don't think there would be many, if any, 11 year olds that could pass as 17, but this is a matter of principle.
Suppose she's 15, looks 17, she gets into a bar and hits on an older guy, she lies about her age and they go back to his place to have sex.
The next day the cops knock on his door and arrest him for statutory rape.
Should this man be prosecuted for a circumstance based on a fraud that he had no knowledge of?
It seems about as unfair as any circumstance to me, people don't have special age detection powers, we make these evaluations based on looks, attitude and circumstance. A girl who looks older and acts older could fool most people despite the circumstance.
So the question is: If people are not prosecuted for partaking in a fraud perpetrated by someone else why are they when it is a circumstance with a minor lying about her age?
Of course the man would have to present a good case for his position.
(March 17, 2011 at 7:26 pm)Minimalist Wrote: However, being wrong in the case of the god shit does not get any one locked up for statutory rape.
The adult bears ALL of the responsibility. The child cannot consent.
The child CAN consent, just not legally, that is not to say we should allow it, but we should not be so quick to pass judgement. All blame would fall on the man even if he could demonstrate that he was lied to about her age and fooled by her appearance by attitude - That is complete bullshit.
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