age of consent should be 16 if you ask me, but only between 16 and 26 year olds, not between 16 and 40 year olds lol.
age of consent should be 16 if you ask me, but only between 16 and 26 year olds, not between 16 and 40 year olds lol.
http://www.siecus.org/pubs/fact/fact0010.html
The nations with the most liberal attitutes to sex have the lowest rates of teenage pregnancy. The US is way uptight, and has a whole lot. Great Britain and Canada are less uptight but still make a fuss, and have a moderate amount. Sweden and France are pretty open about it, and have very low rates of teenage pregnancy.
Thanks for the info MILFOriginally Posted by I'm my own MILF
-I thought I was the only who thought the U.S. was too harsh on age of consent and that kind of stuff. Thing is, if the U.S. would make it MANDATORY for kids 12 and up to get sex education then we wouldn't have as many teenage pregnancies as we do now.
That was always my interpretation.Originally Posted by roto13-ness
Oh, I agree 100%. This country redefines uptight. So glad I live in California. (Not that it's perfect, but it's not as bad as some states.)Originally Posted by DeathKnight
That said, I do think 16 is a reasonable limit. At least, for having sex with adults. If the kids are the same age, I fail to see the logic in criminalizing it. Having the AoC higher for gays is just bull[img]/xxx.gif[/img][img]/xxx.gif[/img][img]/xxx.gif[/img][img]/xxx.gif[/img], though.
16 is pretty good. It lets persons who themselves think they're mature enough have sex without becoming criminals. The average age for debuting sexually (in Norway) is about 17 years for girls and 18 years for boys anyway.
Increasing the AoC from 14 to 16 is also a good idea because it gives those who don't want to start too early argue that it's not legal.
I think 14 is definitely too young for most people to start having sex, there's a huge difference between 14 and 16 when it comes to how developed the bodies are, more so than from 16 to 18, in my opinion.
One think that's funny though, is that you have to be 18 to buy porn here, even though you can legally have sex two years earlier. It would make sense for those two to be the same.
If anything, it should be lower, seeing as you can't get pregnant. I'm against having different AoCs anyway, it's just unfair.Originally Posted by DarkLadyNyara
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I always love to post this <a href=http://www.ageofconsent.com/ageofconsent.htm>handy link</a> in threads discussing consent laws.
The age of consent should be the same across the board for men and women and hetero- and homosexual intercourse. It's all so arbitrary anyway it might as well at least be consistently arbitrary.
It should be 18-30 between two good looking people.
I must say thats retarded... tho here the AoC is 16 for the US... but that all involes serious legal crap like getting emansipated and such... but if there the AoC is 14 and has been for a century... changing it will upset alot of people... just because there not smart enought o read the 5 year bylaw... regardless tho it is Pointless bot for the fact that its 18 for gay men and the fact that 14 year olds will still be able to have sex... and to be honest they will with or with out the laws... but yeah...Originally Posted by Tasura
Doesn't matter, 14 year olds will do it anyway ^^
But yes, the good looking people part should be implemented, Yams :</>D
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I agree with this statement. I often shake my head at my country flipping out over sex while allowing bloody, gory movies. I love my country, the U.S. but damn they have mixed up morals! I think 16 is a good age. Ive seen 12 year olds that are ok with sex and I've also seen people in their 20's that freak out. People are weird.Originally Posted by I'm my own MILF
Indeed true the US has its own issues and freaks out over most of them while other countries have gotten to the point where thier like "its going to happen anyways..." and so they dont have as many issues with the whole teen pregnancy... for just that reason... People dont care if you do it... and thus the need to do it is taken away for the younger generation just because its not going to get them in trouble if they do...Originally Posted by fantasyjunkie
but like i said 16 is a fine age... and that lee way needs to be smurfing destroyed ... it ruins the whole point of even raising the AoC...
Actually in the part of London I'm in I'm 19 and still not a mother, this is considered a miracle. I know at least 7 teenage mums who live round here and that's just off the top of my head. I think the UK is still pretty up tight about sex, in schools they try desperately to make you not have sex in schools, talk about contraception, and don't tell you what to do when that contraception doesn't work.Originally Posted by I'm my own MILF
Anyway, bit more on topic, I think it's a good idea to move the age of concent up to 16, you're more mature and more emotionally prepared for it.