Is the age for consensual sex (16) too high?

[talkativesprout]

Does anyone know why the age for consensual sex is 16?

Do any specific biological changes occur at that age that don't at 15?

Should a 49 year old man be imprisoned for having consensual sex with a 15 year old boy?

1. When I was 15 i thought yes its too high.

2. Now my daughter is 15 i think it should be 21.

3. No not imprisonment, handed to his parents trussed up with a sign round your neck saying "but he said i could"


really last one was just wrong , even in jest

 

[MCFC BOB]

Do the government give a shit if you're over 12, though? Teenage mums aren't exactly locked in a prison with the key thrown away. Humans have urges, but the 16 things is just a guideline people are encouraged lightly to stick to. I waited until I was 16, and I'm glad I did. I guess that under 16 you're more or less unable to make any kind of decision like that and thing about the consequences. Could it be promoting monogamy?

 

[lee-mcfc]

Does anyone know why the age for consensual sex is 16?

Do any specific biological changes occur at that age that don't at 15?

Should a 49 year old man be imprisoned for having consensual sex with a 15 year old boy?

1. When I was 15 i thought yes its too high.

2. Now my daughter is 15 i think it should be 21.

3. No not imprisonment, handed to his parents trussed up with a sign round your neck saying "but he said i could"


really last one was just wrong , even in jest

made me laugh :)

 

[Fame Monster]

Does anyone know why the age for consensual sex is 16?

Do any specific biological changes occur at that age that don't at 15?

Should a 49 year old man be imprisoned for having consensual sex with a 15 year old boy?

1. When I was 15 i thought yes its too high.

2. Now my daughter is 15 i think it should be 21.

3. No not imprisonment, handed to his parents trussed up with a sign round your neck saying "but he said i could"


really last one was just wrong , even in jest

Any 15 year old is going to have urges. All I'm asking is that if we truly live in a free society, instead of repressing these urges (possibly leading to depression), shouldn't we encourage the children to express them sexually?

 

[MCFC BOB]

Place with lowest age of consent....Vatican City (12)


Fucking catholic priests...

PMSL.

Wait, why am I laughing at this?

 

[charliebigspuds]

IMO opinion it doesn't matter if its 15, 16 or 21 what matters is education and the more the better. I'm 39 and when I was 15 I'd had no sex education whatsoever from anybody apart from what I'd heard in the school playground and what I'd found out myself.

 

[Blue Smarties]

Because it's funny.

 

[Lucky Toma]

It will probably be lowered by a couple of years in years to come.
The way that society has changed - in particular the proliferation of technology and the widespread use of it - has meant that adults are more immature than they used to be and youths/teens are more mature than previous generations.

 

[ono]

Cracking thread. Just opened up my bag of toffee popcorn. Was expecting a quiet night aswell.

 

[Fame Monster]

Btw, talk of 'smashing back doors in' is for another thread.