so you don’t go to prison for banging your 15 year old girlfriend at 17
That's why I brought up said laws.
I don't want to get too deep into the details of this because it gets confusing and messy, but my understanding is there are three aspects to consent: Age difference (the Romeo-and-Juliet laws), Authority and then No Restrictions. Depending on the state, the first, the second, or both may not apply. (I believe the "authority" stuff is so teachers and instructors aren't molesting teens that just finished puberty)
From a quick look up, currently the No Restrictions ages of consent are 16 in 17 states, 17 in 5 states, 18 in 27 states, and 21 in the state of Washington. So 18 is technically the most common without special additions. 15 states have the "by authority" limit at 16yo which means for those states it is technically 16. It's 17 for two states, so that makes 17 states where it's actually not 18. (EDIT: My math was wrong here, it's 32-33 states)
I should have clarified that I meant 18 as "unrestricted" consent, because I wrongly assumed that was what consent meant. There's also the whole social aspect that throws a wrench in assumptions, where most people I come across view going at under 18 as pedophilia/gross, even if it's technically legal in a third two thirds of the nation.
I don’t come across the under 18 crazy crowd, because I live in the majority of the continental USA where 16 and 17 are legal.
Saying sex with a 17 year old and 364 days is comical. Gotta wait until midnight if you don’t wanna be a pedophile!
18 is a ridiculous age of consent. Juniors and seniors in high school are having sex, and they sometimes seek out older partners. Criminalizing what is happening everywhere is insane.
That’s not the case for most of the US. 16 is most common, then 17, then 18.
Most have Romeo and Juliet laws in addition, so you don’t go to prison for banging your 15 year old girlfriend at 17.
That's why I brought up said laws.
I don't want to get too deep into the details of this because it gets confusing and messy, but my understanding is there are three aspects to consent: Age difference (the Romeo-and-Juliet laws), Authority and then No Restrictions. Depending on the state, the first, the second, or both may not apply. (I believe the "authority" stuff is so teachers and instructors aren't molesting teens that just finished puberty)
From a quick look up, currently the No Restrictions ages of consent are 16 in 17 states, 17 in 5 states, 18 in 27 states, and 21 in the state of Washington. So 18 is technically the most common without special additions. 15 states have the "by authority" limit at 16yo which means for those states it is technically 16. It's 17 for two states, so that makes
17 states where it's actually not 18.(EDIT: My math was wrong here, it's 32-33 states)I should have clarified that I meant 18 as "unrestricted" consent, because I wrongly assumed that was what consent meant. There's also the whole social aspect that throws a wrench in assumptions, where most people I come across view going at under 18 as pedophilia/gross, even if it's technically legal in
a thirdtwo thirds of the nation.I don’t come across the under 18 crazy crowd, because I live in the majority of the continental USA where 16 and 17 are legal.
Saying sex with a 17 year old and 364 days is comical. Gotta wait until midnight if you don’t wanna be a pedophile!
18 is a ridiculous age of consent. Juniors and seniors in high school are having sex, and they sometimes seek out older partners. Criminalizing what is happening everywhere is insane.
Where are you getting the age of consent is 21 in WA state? I looked it up and it is 16. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ages_of_consent_in_the_United_States
The "unrestricted" column says 21 for WA state. Above I said
Add: This is what I meant by it being confusing. The whole "authority" thing throws it off and can make it seem like "unrestricted" is the one
Gotcha.