mysticwolf said:
That's a dumb law, especially when it's obvious that the dog wants it my the humping of the girl's leg or whatever. The sex-with-minor = rape law is also dumb. Just because you are under 18 (or whatever the consentual age in your area is), doesn't mean you can't think straight or give consent or whatever. Because that's basically what the law is saying. If I'm a 16 year old girl and I want to have sex with my 18 year old boyfriend, I should be able to do that without it being illegal. It's completely an invasion of free will and personal business. |
On the bolded, in many jurisdictions around the world there are close in age exceptions to cover those kinds of situations ... From my (very limited) understanding, it is usually only statutory rape in these jurisdictions if the child is 5 or more years younger than the adult
The whole point of statutory rape laws is that a person cannot consent to an action unless they’re mature enough to understand and accept all risks associated with their actions; and children are not mature enough to understand and accept all risks associated with sexual intercourse. The risks associated with sexual intercourse are pretty massive including serious risks to your lifetime finances and health; saying that a 14 year old can consent to sexual acts is on a similar level as claiming a 14 year old can consent to a mortgage.
