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Showing Original Post only (View all)Should sex between an 18 year old and someone younger than a specified age always be illegal? [View all]
I'm trying to get some clarity on what DU thinks the age of consent should be when the older partner is 18. So for this poll, assume that the older partner is aged 18 and pick the option for where you think the age of consent for the younger partner should be (meaning that sex between an 18 year old and someone below the age of consent would always be illegal, regardless of whether the younger party resisted or putatively consented).
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No. Sex between an 18 year old and someone younger than 11 should be legal in certain circumstances. | |
0 (0%) |
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Yes. Sex between an 18 year old and someone below the age of 11 should always be illegal. | |
0 (0%) |
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Yes. Sex between an 18 year old and someone below the age of 12 should always be illegal. | |
1 (8%) |
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Yes. Sex between an 18 year old and someone below the age of 13 should always be illegal. | |
0 (0%) |
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Yes. Sex between an 18 year old and someone below the age of 14 should always be illegal. | |
1 (8%) |
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Yes. Sex between an 18 year old and someone below the age of 15 should always be illegal. | |
1 (8%) |
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Yes. Sex between an 18 year old and someone below the age of 16 should always be illegal. | |
10 (77%) |
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Yes. Sex between an 18 year old and someone below the age of 17 should always be illegal. | |
0 (0%) |
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0 DU members did not wish to select any of the options provided. | |
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Should sex between an 18 year old and someone younger than a specified age always be illegal? [View all]
Nye Bevan
May 2013
OP
One of my aunts, that lived two doors down from me when growing up, was married when she was 13.
Tx4obama
May 2013
#1
Huh? He was older than her. He died first. She lived many more years after his death.
Tx4obama
May 2013
#40
I'm so hard core, I think it should be illegal for someone to masturbate on their own 18th birthday.
Warren DeMontague
May 2013
#3
I have adult gay male friends who were seeking out sex with adult men when they were 14
MNBrewer
May 2013
#4
I guess it's not as black and white as some of us (maybe most) would like it to be.
nomorenomore08
May 2013
#5
And what about your friend's parents? Did they not care if their son was statutorily raped?
randome
May 2013
#18
Sexual orientation doesn't matter, what matters is the power differential between 14 and an adult.
uppityperson
May 2013
#25
The criminal is the one exploiting the judgement (or lack there of) of horny teenagers
Sen. Walter Sobchak
May 2013
#36
I have had about half a dozen extremely young girls pursue me over the last twenty years
Sen. Walter Sobchak
May 2013
#42
If we trust an 18yr old to vote we can trust em to obey basic laws I hope
The Straight Story
May 2013
#9
I think the line should be there but I think you're right about tying the hands of judges, too.
randome
May 2013
#22
Do you feel that "no line" way about the vote? Drinking alcohol? Signing contracts? Buying a gun?
WinkyDink
May 2013
#14
You draw the line at 729 days and someone will come along and say "Why not 727?"
randome
May 2013
#15
Look. Try seeing this NOT from some imaginary "in-love" "nice" 18-yr-old's viewpoint. Try
WinkyDink
May 2013
#12
In Sweden, sex between an 18 year old and someone younger than 15 is illegal without exception.
Nye Bevan
May 2013
#29
Under 16 should be illegal but not always charged - leave some room for prosecutorial discretion.
Donald Ian Rankin
May 2013
#32
We need a two year rule, sex with a minor two or more years younger is illegal.
bemildred
May 2013
#33