if you're talking about trying to infantilise AFTER age of consent
That's the problem though. Even though his point doesn't have much to do with this story, I can agree with him that the "age of consent" line is silly and arbitrarily, and keeps getting pushed up for ridiculous social reasons.
But you do have to set it somewhere. The punishment should be graduated based on the age of each side. So no a 13 year old isn't the same as a 5 year old. Still gross
I will agree as pre pubescent child is WAY different to teenager but we can't let it be known punishment wise and we should act like ANYTHING before age of consent if your in your 20s and more gets the axe.
Why? Because when people KNOW that a crime isn't going to be punished as harshly anymore, they tend to do the crime more and more and push the boundaries. It's bad enough people do that with looting and stealing, I DO NOT want that same attitude applied to sex.
That's the problem though. Even though his point doesn't have much to do with this story, I can agree with him that the "age of consent" line is silly and arbitrarily, and keeps getting pushed up for ridiculous social reasons.
But you do have to set it somewhere. The punishment should be graduated based on the age of each side. So no a 13 year old isn't the same as a 5 year old. Still gross
I will agree as pre pubescent child is WAY different to teenager but we can't let it be known punishment wise and we should act like ANYTHING before age of consent if your in your 20s and more gets the axe.
Why? Because when people KNOW that a crime isn't going to be punished as harshly anymore, they tend to do the crime more and more and push the boundaries. It's bad enough people do that with looting and stealing, I DO NOT want that same attitude applied to sex.