An age of consent of 16 or higher is ridiculous

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[–]IMissPorn 1 insightful - 2 fun1 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 2 fun -  (2 children)

I do think 18 is too high, 16 is more or less reasonable, but a bigger problem is when there are no exceptions made for relationships between peers close in age. A decent percent of young teens are always gonna fool around, it's absolutely expected and normal, even if we wish they wouldn't. So if no official exception exists, that just means the law is ignored and authorities mostly look the other way. Laws that are widely ignored are obviously bad laws.

[–]iamonlyoneman 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

Fun fact: lots of places have exceptions for being close in age

[–]IMissPorn 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

I'm aware, but too many places don't.