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You're a DUer. Why would you be clamoring for jail time? nt ZombieHorde May 2013 #1
I didn't - and the scenerio I described has come up on DU before FreakinDJ May 2013 #3
Links, please. Ms. Toad May 2013 #57
I wouldn't be "clamoring for jail time." LuvNewcastle May 2013 #2
Nope. I remember too clearly what things were like when I was 14 Warpy May 2013 #22
DUers go off on tangents some times; I'm as guilty as LuvNewcastle May 2013 #33
They also possess jerking knees Warpy May 2013 #71
I too remember 14 jzola May 2013 #54
That's why maybe 21 or so should be the age cutoff, not 18 Warpy May 2013 #70
There is a clear double standard when it comes to statutory rape BainsBane May 2013 #4
If we are referring to Kate davidpdx May 2013 #28
This message was self-deleted by its author seaglass May 2013 #30
Does 'statutory rape' only apply to male/female relationships, then? randome May 2013 #37
no, not according to the written law BainsBane May 2013 #72
here we go quinnox May 2013 #5
I suspect if the boy were black and the parents of the girl publicly said dsc May 2013 #6
Doesn't matter - once you help them sneak out of the house FreakinDJ May 2013 #7
not if the parents don't press charges dsc May 2013 #9
the motive would be to seperate an Adult from a Child FreakinDJ May 2013 #12
this particular set seems to have a big problem having a gay daughter dsc May 2013 #13
And how many of your 18 year old classmates Ms. Toad May 2013 #58
the parents had to press charges to avoid becoming criminals themselves magical thyme May 2013 #34
did the third party make them utter homophobic non sense? dsc May 2013 #38
I haven't seen what homophobic non sense (sic) you refer to... magical thyme May 2013 #39
they said, among other things that they wouldn't have a homosexual daughter dsc May 2013 #40
you forgot the link. nt magical thyme May 2013 #41
it has been reported her and elsewhere over and over dsc May 2013 #43
a libelous claim by the mother of the accused is hardly a reliable source magical thyme May 2013 #45
and of course the victims parents wouldn't lie dsc May 2013 #47
you know no such thing. You still have not provided a link to your supposed quote. magical thyme May 2013 #49
People say lots of things - it doesn't make them true. Ms. Toad May 2013 #59
that certainly applies to Kaitlyn's parents magical thyme May 2013 #60
Re lies - pot, kettle. See my other post to you. Ms. Toad May 2013 #61
oh, so now you actually are calling me a liar. magical thyme May 2013 #66
"It's the law!" The cry of the authoritarian. backscatter712 May 2013 #63
+ 1 La Lioness Priyanka May 2013 #64
Where are they on record? roughrider101 May 2013 #84
When I was 18... bunnies May 2013 #8
When I was in high school Yo_Mama May 2013 #10
I teach high school Nevernose May 2013 #14
If I was a high school teacher I'd probably not want to know anything either davidpdx May 2013 #27
What if it had been Hitler with a unicorn? n/t Ian David May 2013 #11
Hitler would have head-butted Stalin killing him instantly, thus ending Communism. nt madinmaryland May 2013 #19
Then the unicorn would have given birth... Dr. Strange May 2013 #80
What if an 18 y/o male took a 14 y/o female to Olive Garden? Silent3 May 2013 #15
There has to be some breast-feeding going on also! nt madinmaryland May 2013 #20
On a bicycle... sweetloukillbot May 2013 #26
And a pit bull. nt justiceischeap May 2013 #31
And a 3D printed drone Aerows May 2013 #36
There would be high fives marshall May 2013 #21
What? LostOne4Ever May 2013 #16
Too bad the 14 year old wasn't emancipated. alp227 May 2013 #24
True LostOne4Ever May 2013 #69
She didn't keep her anywhere. One kid called another kid for a ride when she ScreamingMeemie May 2013 #17
18 yr old Male with 15 yr old female... madinmaryland May 2013 #18
In California - YES FreakinDJ May 2013 #29
18 and 14 per the police affidavit magical thyme May 2013 #50
would an 18 year-old male and 14 year-old male relationship be less acceptable than an 18 year-old Douglas Carpenter May 2013 #23
I Think you're right. dballance May 2013 #53
nope men are oppressed. lesbians are not. La Lioness Priyanka May 2013 #65
no I am asking if today's society would accept a same sex relationship between an 18-year-old male Douglas Carpenter May 2013 #74
yeah i think you are right. sorry i was really being sarcastic towards the op. not you. La Lioness Priyanka May 2013 #75
No booley May 2013 #25
I think the fact that they are both high school students justiceischeap May 2013 #32
not for statuatory rape. magical thyme May 2013 #35
I don't know... Xyzse May 2013 #42
Absolutely. Everybody here knows it. LisaL May 2013 #44
correctamundo nt Celldweller May 2013 #46
We are insignificant dots on a speck of dust, floating in virtual infinity... Pragdem May 2013 #48
Nonsense bowens43 May 2013 #51
...and trash this thread, too. Iggo May 2013 #52
I really have to agree with you. Illegal is Illegal - period. dballance May 2013 #55
The law is fucking brain-damaged. backscatter712 May 2013 #67
If you don't like the law then change it. Don't blame me for saying we should be law-abiding. dballance May 2013 #68
Nonsense. Ms. Toad May 2013 #56
Where's unrec when we need it? n/t backscatter712 May 2013 #62
And imagine if the 18yr old was a black male and the 14yr old was a white female. nt MzShellG May 2013 #73
Oh hells yes. I'd like to see someone try to deny it with a straight face, too. nt Poll_Blind May 2013 #76
I would not treestar May 2013 #77
You have a point - but in California the law states 2 yr age difference FreakinDJ May 2013 #81
Two years is way too close treestar May 2013 #83
No, I wouldn't Canuckistanian May 2013 #78
Not true. JimDandy May 2013 #79
I don't know about jail time... NaturalHigh May 2013 #82
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