(May 20, 2013 at 5:03 pm)Tiberius Wrote: Depends on the circumstances, but overall I think I'd agree that there wouldn't be many cases where that wouldn't be seen as something that shouldn't happen. However, 15 is a much more understandable age. Perhaps it's because I come from a country where 16 is the legal age of consent, and to me at least, 15/16 year olds seem to have similar levels of maturity.
it's different in every country........ and in the US it even varies by state....... if you were too argue that the length at which the two teens were born should be widened or that parents shouldn't be allowed to control who their minor has sex with (in this case someone who is older than them) that would be fine but you approached this argument as if 2 17 year olds were in a consentual sexual relationship and the minute/second one turned 18 the parents filed charges against the older one and you implied it was because they simply homosexual...therefore you are wrong.....
suggesting a court judgement should be based on love is insane........ legally a 17 year old can have sex with a 13 year old so maybe the age limit should be lengthened too 48 months??? i'll sign that petition.....but regardless these two committed a crime i fully support marijuana legalization but i am not about to stage a protest over someone who was arrested for smoking/dealing pot..... similarly i am not in favor of abolishing age limits concerning sex....changin those limits too 48 months is another matter.....
for the record i was in a relationship with a 24 year old when i was 16
