wtf is wrong with our legal system

[FM2n]

I always thought that strict liability law kicks in for this. Meaning even if an underage girl shows u a fake ID saying she's over 18 and it later turns out the ID was fake; you are still liable for sleeping with a minor.

 

[HamburgerBoy]

I always thought that strict liability law kicks in for this. Meaning even if an underage girl shows u a fake ID saying she's over 18 and it later turns out the ID id fake; you are still liable for sleeping with a minor.

It can still be taken into consideration when determining sentencing, I think.

 

[mizzou]

I always thought that strict liability law kicks in for this. Meaning even if an underage girl shows u a fake ID saying she's over 18 and it later turns out the ID id fake; you are still liable for sleeping with a minor.

I think someone lying to you can be an affirmative defense

 

[mizzou]

Pretty big difference between a 14 year old and a 12 year old

yeah i really f'ed that up, my bad

 

[BladeVenom]

Way too many fundamentalist christian attitudes here. A 14 year old could be a sophmore in high school and an 18 year old a senior.

Pretty fucking normal.

I think you have it backwards. It's the modern big government nany-state feminists who have raised the age of consent, and young women are considered the victims of consensual sex.

Old fashioned religious societies use to have a much lower age of consent. Teenage girls were considered responsible for their own actions.

 

[LurkerPrime]

Back when I was in HS, my girlfriends little sister was 13 and had double Ds (not fat either). She could have easily gotten herself an 18 year old. With thier dad in the navy and either deployed or TDY most of the time, and thier mom not getting off work till around 6, they had lots of non-parental supervised time after school.

Also at 14 and 18 they could both easily be in HS together. With most kids being latch-key kids, they are unsupervised after school for at least a few hours, which is plenty of time to fuck around each day.

 

[SphinxnihpS]

I think you have it backwards. It's the modern big government nany-state feminists who have raised the age of consent, and young women are considered the victims of consensual sex.

Old fashioned religious societies use to have a much lower age of consent. Teenage girls were considered responsible for their own actions.

Regardless, it's Puritanism at work almost 400 years later.

 

[Atomic Playboy]

I always thought that strict liability law kicks in for this. Meaning even if an underage girl shows u a fake ID saying she's over 18 and it later turns out the ID id fake; you are still liable for sleeping with a minor.

Again, it depends on the jurisdiction. A number of states have "close in age" exceptions that will cover a 4 year range, so this scenario would be perfectly legal.

 

[Phoenix86]

How do you NOT know your 12 y/o is "dating" and spending time alone with a teenage boy?

That kind of neglect on the part of her parents would certainly not look good in front of a jury.

While relevant (possible neglect charges on the parents if extreme) this would be a moot point in a case against the teenage boy.

Prosecutor: Here is the signed confession where the defendant admitted statutory rape.
Defense: It's not quite as bad to rape a child who is neglected.
Jury:

 

[Phoenix86]

News flash

It's not parents choice to let or not let daughter date, it's a daughters decision.

It's not their choice, but it's their responsibility. FWIW, I think laws regarding "close in age" are far more reasonable than what's on the books in many places. There's ways to legislate this while being reasonable.