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« on: July 29, 2015, 09:21:54 PM »
I think it has to. It has been this way for many centuries. For some reason a few decades ago people started calling the girls who reach puberty "underage" while in fact, they are mature enough for sex. The girls who give birth when they are 14 y.o. breed the most healthy children. It has nothing to do with pedophilia since being sexually attracted to young females is a completely natural thing.
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« Reply #1 on: July 29, 2015, 09:37:12 PM »
I don't know why, but that OP seems really weird.
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« Reply #2 on: July 29, 2015, 09:40:36 PM »
OP is creepy pedo.
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« Reply #3 on: July 29, 2015, 09:49:31 PM »
Seek help, creep.
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« Reply #4 on: July 29, 2015, 11:00:36 PM »
no
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« Reply #5 on: July 29, 2015, 11:16:47 PM »
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« Reply #6 on: July 29, 2015, 11:22:13 PM »
Man I love younger chicks, but this is just creepy bro.
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« Reply #7 on: July 29, 2015, 11:45:12 PM »
Something isn't quite right about this thread.
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« Reply #8 on: July 29, 2015, 11:47:04 PM »
opedo isn't smart enough to make a sock....so it's not him.
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« Reply #9 on: July 29, 2015, 11:56:46 PM »
Reddit is that way -> www.reddit.com
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« Reply #10 on: July 30, 2015, 03:45:28 AM »
Creepy OP.

Western teenagers generally start having sex on average when they are 16-16.5 years old, this is fairly stable across various countries. So 16 means almost half of teenagers start having sex when they are underage. This is the main reason we have the age of consent at 15 in my country - it is simply more realistic and does not criminalize so many relationships. Still, 15 is a bit young to have sex with an adult (you mature fast in that age, so a year means a real difference). So if you are going to have one age of consent for all I think 16 is the most reasonale, but can live with 15.

An alternative is the 10 year+  rule for under 18s (you can have legal sex with minors above, say 14, if you are less than 10 years older than them), but that is artificial and guys in their 20s can prey on teenagers as well as older men (and older teens on young teens), so it is generally not a sensible idea.
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« Reply #11 on: July 30, 2015, 05:00:39 AM »
Quote from: politicus on July 30, 2015, 03:45:28 AM
Creepy OP.

Western teenagers generally start having sex on average when they are 16-16.5 years old, this is fairly stable across various countries. So 16 means almost half of teenagers start having sex when they are underage. This is the main reason we have the age of consent at 15 in my country - it is simply more realistic and does not criminalize so many relationships. Still, 15 is a bit young to have sex with an adult (you mature fast in that age, so a year means a real difference). So if you are going to have one age of consent for all I think 16 is the most reasonale, but can live with 15.

An alternative is the 10 year+  rule for under 18s (you can have legal sex with minors above, say 14, if you are less than 10 years older than them), but that is artificial and guys in their 20s can prey on teenagers as well as older men (and older teens on young teens), so it is generally not a sensible idea.

Good proposal.
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« Reply #12 on: July 30, 2015, 05:39:59 AM »
24 year olds shouldn't be porking 14 year olds, horrible proposal.  The "half plus 7" rule would be much better.  20 can be with 17, 24 with 19...it kind of falls apart the younger you go, but it's much better than a straight 10 years.

Of course either would be better than putting somebody that is 18 in jail (and put on the sex offender list) for nailing his neighbor that's 16 or the 15 year old girl texting a pic of her boobs to the cute boy she likes.
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« Reply #13 on: July 30, 2015, 06:02:54 AM »
....what?
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« Reply #14 on: July 30, 2015, 08:17:25 AM »
16 maybe, but not 14, with the appropriate Romeo and Juliet codicils.
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« Reply #15 on: July 30, 2015, 08:21:19 AM »
« Edited: July 30, 2015, 08:36:58 AM by politicus »
Quote from: Torie on July 30, 2015, 08:17:25 AM
16 maybe, but not 14, with the appropriate Romeo and Juliet codicils.

16 is already the most common age of consent in the US if you count number of states. Only 10 11 states left with 18 as AoC. Population wise the big states have 17 or 18, so that gives a different result.



Two errors: Nebraska is 16 now and Wisconsin is 18 unless you are married (then 16).
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« Reply #16 on: July 30, 2015, 08:41:09 AM »
« Edited: July 30, 2015, 08:49:57 AM by politicus »
North America with NE and WI in the right colours:



Other Western countries for comparison:
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« Reply #17 on: July 30, 2015, 09:01:40 AM »
HELL NO!
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« Reply #18 on: July 30, 2015, 09:24:28 AM »
14 if the partner is under 16
15 if the partner is under 18
16 if the partner is under 21
18 regardless of the partner's age
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« Reply #19 on: July 30, 2015, 09:38:34 AM »
Wonder why Wisconsin raised the age from 16 to 18.
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« Reply #20 on: July 30, 2015, 10:00:59 AM »
16 seems reasonable. 
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« Reply #21 on: July 30, 2015, 10:04:38 AM »
Quote from: Torie on July 30, 2015, 09:38:34 AM
Wonder why Wisconsin raised the age from 16 to 18.

I doubt they did - no mentioning of it. The ones that made the map likely just went with the low age for married people.
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« Reply #22 on: July 30, 2015, 10:07:19 AM »
Quote from: Αλληλεγγύη on July 30, 2015, 09:24:28 AM
14 if the partner is under 16
15 if the partner is under 18
16 if the partner is under 21
18 regardless of the partner's age

The third one criminalizes a lot of people.
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« Reply #23 on: July 30, 2015, 10:26:41 AM »
Quote from: politicus on July 30, 2015, 10:07:19 AM
Quote from: Αλληλεγγύη on July 30, 2015, 09:24:28 AM
14 if the partner is under 16
15 if the partner is under 18
16 if the partner is under 21
18 regardless of the partner's age

The third one criminalizes a lot of people.

20 year olds are hitting on 15 year olds, and 17 year olds are hitting on 14 year olds?
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« Reply #24 on: July 30, 2015, 10:39:30 AM »
Quote from: politicus on July 30, 2015, 10:07:19 AM
Quote from: Αλληλεγγύη on July 30, 2015, 09:24:28 AM
14 if the partner is under 16
15 if the partner is under 18
16 if the partner is under 21
18 regardless of the partner's age

The third one criminalizes a lot of people.

I don't think a 22-year-old like me has any business having sex with people who are 16. That seems pretty creepy to me.
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