Kaitlyn Hunt's parents lied

[Donald Ian Rankin]

100. I don't give a damn about 17 year olds having sex, with who they choose, even if it's illegal.

I do give a damn about 14 year olds having sex, whether or not it's legal.

That doesn't necessarily mean that anyone who has sex with a 14 year old should be sent to prison - if two children experiment together at that age, it's silly and dangerous and has the potential to ruin their lives, but it shouldn't be a criminal matter.

But 18 is old enough to know better, and while I'm not convinced that it should result in a felony conviction, I'm also not convinced that it shouldn't.

I *do* think that there's significant hypocrisy on both sides here - there appears to be evidence that she's being more harshly treated than some people who have had heterosexual sex with minors, and she's *certainly* being defended by people who would be condemning her if she were straight.