Did Scott Baio statutory rape her?
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sweiland75 — 15 years ago(April 10, 2010 05:48 AM)
why are Americans so obsessed with the statutory rape?
http://learnyourdamnhomophones.com/
Learn your damn homophones. -
voodooloa_812 — 14 years ago(October 08, 2011 07:26 PM)
What about when one is still 17 and the other is 18? One is "underage" while the other is "legal age" but they're only a year apart. And who's to say that a 16 or 17 year old girl isn't mentally mature enough to make decisions about her own sexuality? I've known a few 30 / 40 year old women who still aren't mature enough to make intelligent decisions.
Most of these laws were passed years ago. Kids today aren't as naive as they were back in the 50s -
NotMoreMovies — 12 years ago(April 17, 2013 12:04 AM)
The age of consent in California is 18, with a misdemeanor if the minor has 3 or fewer years of difference with the major, and potentially a felony if the major is more than 3 years older. Penalties increase if the adult is 21 or older and the child is 15 or younger. It is automatically a felony if the minor is under 14. It is worth emphasizing that unlike some other states, the close-in-age rule in California (3 years) do not provide an exception nor provide any defense; it merely lowers the crime to a misdemeanor. Under this law, two minors of the same age could both be prosecuted.
My favorite part of that law is the last sentenceit suggests that if two 14-year-olds have sex, they'd be charged with misdemeanor statutory rape of each other!
Yes, these laws are ridiculous, but then again, look at who we elect!