It's a tough subject for those of us who think 'no rulers, self governance' is the best way to live: when can a person independently give proper consent to form a contract (or consent to sex in this case) without a given standard?
Current government limits vary a bit, and some people (yes, including predators) would argue there's no reason for a strict age limit when it has more to do with their capacity to assess and accept risks/consequences.
So you end up with arguments like this clip where she's thinking "oh yes, having a community meeting about this girl's desire to have sex with someone sounds like an ideal way to handle things."
Autists are funny sometimes.
in a sense that's what age of consent laws are, the nation as a community has come up with a number that majority of the members can accept as reasonable, with fringe circumstances judged on the case by case basis
It's a tough subject for those of us who think 'no rulers, self governance' is the best way to live: when can a person independently give proper consent to form a contract (or consent to sex in this case) without a given standard?
Current government limits vary a bit, and some people (yes, including predators) would argue there's no reason for a strict age limit when it has more to do with their capacity to assess and accept risks/consequences.
So you end up with arguments like this clip where she's thinking "oh yes, having a community meeting about this girl's desire to have sex with someone sounds like an ideal way to handle things."
Autists are funny sometimes.
in a sense that's what age of consent laws are, the nation as a community has come up with a number that majority of the members can accept as reasonable, with fringe circumstances judged on the case by case basis