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Behind the Aegis

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41. In all honesty...

Reply to etherealtruth (Reply #40)

Sat Apr 6, 2013, 02:33 PM

Apr 2013

...I don't know if the "Romeo and Juliet" laws were specifically written for heterosexuals, I just know it is how it has been applied.

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17 yr old boy prosecuted for having consensual sex with 17 yr old boy [View all] medeak Apr 2013 OP

Well they need a judgment on the constitutionality of the law. dkf Apr 2013 #1

SCOTUS already ruled such laws are unconstitutional BainsBane Apr 2013 #16

But was the other 17-year-old boy prosecuted for having consensual sex with a 17-year-old boy? Comrade Grumpy Apr 2013 #2

This was no crime. LuvNewcastle Apr 2013 #3

Disgusting cvoogt Apr 2013 #4

This is why we can't have nice things. Gravitycollapse Apr 2013 #5

Disgusting that this is even an issue. alittlelark Apr 2013 #6

the other one pleaded guilty ? and it's because they are the same sex ? JI7 Apr 2013 #7

Yes, it is because they are of the same sex. Behind the Aegis Apr 2013 #10

How is this even possible? etherealtruth Apr 2013 #40

In all honesty... Behind the Aegis Apr 2013 #41

The guilty plea was almost certainly to avert some threatened, hugely ridiculous punishment Posteritatis Apr 2013 #42

How was this not dumped after the Lawerence v. Texas SCOTUS decision? Rhythm Apr 2013 #8

That's what I want to know. Lunacee_2013 Apr 2013 #36

I'm thinking for the same reasons red states are working to ban abortion BainsBane Apr 2013 #37

Homophobia in action. Behind the Aegis Apr 2013 #9

Post removed Post removed Apr 2013 #11

Yeah no, both were over the age of consent. Kurska Apr 2013 #13

Technically, no. Because in Nevada, unbelievably, pnwmom Apr 2013 #23

Yeah, but that is apparently "Welcome to equality" n/t Kurska Apr 2013 #26

Oh do they now? Behind the Aegis Apr 2013 #14

He is being prosecuted for violating the "laws of nature" BainsBane Apr 2013 #18

But even that charge applies only because his partner is under 18. pnwmom Apr 2013 #24

that can't be constitutional either BainsBane Apr 2013 #27

Hell no. NutmegYankee Apr 2013 #28

right, but even under this court BainsBane Apr 2013 #29

Yes, that was my point. NutmegYankee Apr 2013 #31

That's why the ACLU took this case. But as long as it's on the books, pnwmom Apr 2013 #33

This message was self-deleted by its author MNBrewer Apr 2013 #19

I'm thinking he didn't read carefully BainsBane Apr 2013 #30

I think you're right. n/t pnwmom Apr 2013 #34

bullshit Marrah_G Apr 2013 #20

This is the OPPOSITE of equality. The age of consent for straight couples is 16. pnwmom Apr 2013 #22

WTF? That DA should be ashamed. nt SunSeeker Apr 2013 #12

That DA should be disbarred. opiate69 Apr 2013 #32

WTF how is this even possible azurnoir Apr 2013 #15

When I was 17... DissidentVoice Apr 2013 #17

Here's another article about the ACLU lawsuit. pnwmom Apr 2013 #21

thank you! medeak Apr 2013 #45

17 ? Seventeen? defacto7 Apr 2013 #25

I read the article at the link, I still don't get it. Kalidurga Apr 2013 #35

K&R don't even know what to say. WTF? idwiyo Apr 2013 #38

There's an entire human interest side of the story missing. Trillo Apr 2013 #39

These young men are Helen Reddy Apr 2013 #43

other 17 yr old was Mormon medeak Apr 2013 #44

consensual sex bypasses Elko's brothel industry markiv Apr 2013 #46

LOL! medeak Apr 2013 #47