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.
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 of the nation.
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 a 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.
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 of the nation.