Bill Maher is a bloody hypocrite

[Nem]

JWeinCom said:

Nem said:

The problem is that is not necesserely true. It varies from person to person.

In a legal sense yeah, its the law that was aproved. But morally, i think it depends on the situation. One remedy for all situations is not always the right thing to perscript.

No.  It is true.  Pretty much always.  There are parts of the brain that are simply not developed to the extent of an adult brain.  The part of the body that regulates impulse and makes decisions is not fully formed in males till about 25, and I think about 22 in females.  Unless the child in question is a prodigy, their brains are not as developed as the adult in the situation, and they are not consenting as equals.

There's really no moral argument to be made for a 30ish year old teacher having sex with a 12 year old boy.  There would have to be something incredibly out of the ordinary (so out of the ordinary that I can't think what it might even be) about the situation.  And, of course, Bill Maher had no information with which he could have decided that this situation was unique.

You are making alot of assumptions. You are taking it as simply a sexual urge. Have you thought that this 14 year old is developed and was informed of what the consequences are? If it was just sex, they could very well have avoided pregnancy. The fact that they haven't and it was clearly intended as it happened a second time, tells me there was thought that went into it. It wasn't just a fling. 

And sorry to say, but i was well aware of the consequences of my actions by age 13. Education and how developed the body is plays an important part. You are just putting a label on everyone that may or may not fit.

This is a situation i would not pass judgment on without hearing the parts.