There is no age of consent

[Honeycombe8]

5. The people have elected people to lay down the laws. Yes, there is an age of consent.

It does vary from state to state.

Much better to have it clear in the law, than for different people to have different opinions. If not the law, who decides if a young person is capable of deciding? The person who wants to have sex with the young person? They've already decided.

But no matter what age it is, 14 is generally considered too young to make lifelong decisions, which sex and the repurcussions from it is. One reason for this is..even though a young person can and does consent, it is very easy for an older person to manipulate and convince a young person to agree to sex and many other things. Therefore, the law sets forth a protection for the juvenile.

One thing is certain: there is no harm in that 14 year old waiting another 2 years to have sex, go to R movies, get married, take out a loan in his own name, all the things that adults do (that get adults in trouble!).

Sex is a complicated, difficult thing for adults to deal with, much less kids. The 18 year old who wants to have sex with the 14 year old? They need to find someone a couple of years older....or wait.