Should pedophilia be legal?

[Cinjin]

It seems to be popular on internet forums to take the position of, "We should consider pedophilia even though I'm against it" and then defend this position by showing everyone what an "open-minded intellectual" you are. I think it's sanctimonious bull shit and absolutely hypocritical. It's just like those who oppose the death penalty ... right up until their 4 year old is kidnapped and decapitated. Yeah, it's completely fine to consider pedophilia until it's your 13 year old girl having sex with a 28 year old.

It seems to be popular on internet forums to take the position of, "We should consider interracial dating even though I'm against it" and then defend this position by showing everyone what an "open-minded intellectual" you are. I think it's sanctimonious bull shit and absolutely hypocritical. It's just like those who oppose the death penalty ... right up until their 4 year old is kidnapped and decapitated. Yeah, it's completely fine to consider such until it's your girl having sex with a gun toting, coke distributing gang banger.

Notice how the two are pretty much similar reflections of the same tactic?

No, I notice no such thing. You created a false comparison. Pedophilia is a 28 year old having sex with a 13 year old. That is not an exaggeration or even an extreme rarity in the crime of pedophilia. Interracial dating on the other hand, more often than not has nothing to do with a gun toting, coke distributing gang banger. I see the point you were trying to make but the way you went about it is a touch dishonest.

Take a scenario, finger anyone who "might" oppose your viewpoint and then strawman them with an extreme example.

Did it occur to you that a fair number of Age-of-Consent cases involve something akin to an 18 year old boy and a 15-16 year old girl?

A difference of 2-3 years is enough to label a young man who just happened to slide into "adult" age group, whereas had he been one year younger, the laws would be more lenient.

You honestly think that I'm going to consider the legalization of pedophilia simply because a handful of teenage Age of Consent cases can be googled? Talk about using the opposite end of the extreme to justify a point. We should just allow predators to do what they want because we can't seem to use good common sense when it comes to a couple of kids in the back seat of a car?
I'm talking about pedophilia: an adult having sex with a child. I am NOT talking about a 17 year old having sex with a 15 year old, and if that's what this thread is about than the fucking Title of the thread should be changed to something like: Do you think teenagers should be allowed to have sex with teenagers.

The problem with this entire problem is extremists.

If being an extremist means that I think a 14 year old girl cannot legally be coerced by a 25 year old man to have sex - than sign me up!
I addressed the OP, not some bull shit about whether or not teenagers should be allowed to have sex with eachother.

The bulk of posters driving this topic have not argued that one cannot judge. So why do you need to argue this?

If there are those who hold me in disdain for broadcasting loudly against full grown adults having sex with children. Than so be it. I only mentioned it because there are those who are too timid to admit that they too find the question appalling.