Where a 14-year old boy gets a "cool" reputation, a 14-year old girl would end up with the reputation of being a slut. Or she would have to say that the teacher forced himself on her, which would make him a rapist.
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the teacher is still a rapist even if she is a girl. i dont agree with statutory rape laws, i think we should protect kids from child molesters and the like, but statuatory rape laws dont do that, in my opinion.

and unne, i think you give children, both young and old, far less credit than they deserve.

"I can trade a toddler a nice piece of candy for his bike. I bet the toddler might even WANT the candy. Candy is nice after all. Fact is that what the child wants is irrelevant; that's the whole point of the law. Children are too ignorant to know what they want. Teenagers are less ignorant than 6-year-olds, but they are as uncapable of consent as a toddler according to the law. They are NOT adults. They are half-berserk with hormones anyways. They are often unable to fully understand the consequences of their actions. The 14-year-old probably did WANT to have sex, because he was too ignorant to see how completely wrong it was to do it. It doesn't matter who started the relationship; the consent of the adult was necessary, and if a 14-year-old is propositioning an adult, it's up to the adult to say no. Does a 14-year-old understand what it means to be a parent? Does a 14-year-old understand that having sex can kill you? Does a 14-year-old understand the emotional baggage that comes along with sex, or SHOULD come along? Maybe a few 14-year-olds do; enough don't that it's a good thing to create a law to protect them."

first, i dont beleive any six year old is stupid enough to trade his or her bike for candy.
does a fourteen year old understand what it means to be a parent? no. do you understand what it means to be a parent? unless you are or ahve been a parent the answer is no. i think taht is completely irrelevant.
does a 14 year old understand that sex can kill you? yes. everybody these days knows about STD's and the like, and for good reason.
does a 14 year old understand the emotional baggage that comes along with sex...?
some do some dont, and for many it wont matter, but whether or not it does matter they will get over it. i dont think sex will destroy many peoples lives unless its a rape or something.