RE: Is it OK to have sex with kids?
October 12, 2011 at 7:24 pm
(This post was last modified: October 12, 2011 at 7:25 pm by Oldandeasilyconfused.)
n most (not all) societies sexual activity between adults and prepubescent children is taboo,and severely punished, sometimes with death, which I think perfectly reasonable.
Sex between adults and adolescents is another matter entirely in terms of morality.Until quite recently,puberty was the age of consent and marriage in most societies.
Eg in the UK and US, the age of consent for girls was 12 until the late nineteenth century.
Today, the age of consent varies even between states. In my lifetime, the age of consent was 14 in the Northern Territory, 16 in most states,and 17 here. With legalisation of homosexual acts,the gay age of consent was made 18.
In my opinion OF COURSE preying on the weak and vulnerable is wrong,sexually or any other way. That's why it's wrong to inculcate innocent children with religious superstitions before the age of reason.
Sex between adults and adolescents is another matter entirely in terms of morality.Until quite recently,puberty was the age of consent and marriage in most societies.
Eg in the UK and US, the age of consent for girls was 12 until the late nineteenth century.
Today, the age of consent varies even between states. In my lifetime, the age of consent was 14 in the Northern Territory, 16 in most states,and 17 here. With legalisation of homosexual acts,the gay age of consent was made 18.
In my opinion OF COURSE preying on the weak and vulnerable is wrong,sexually or any other way. That's why it's wrong to inculcate innocent children with religious superstitions before the age of reason.
