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pnwmom

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8. No, there's no reason to throw the baby out with the bath water.

Reply to alp227 (Original post)

Wed Oct 2, 2013, 01:55 PM

Oct 2013

This case is not a reason to reconsider age-of-consent laws in general. It's an excellent reason to change Utah's stupid law that would charge two kids both as victims and as perpetrators.

They were neither, just two kids fooling around (unfortunately), and neither should have been charged.

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Should a 13-Year-Old and Her 12-Year-Old Partner Really Be Considered Sex Offenders? [View all] alp227 Oct 2013 OP

Can't wait for this one... Egalitarian Thug Oct 2013 #1

They were guility of sexually abusing each other? bunnies Oct 2013 #2

No. They need counseling, not criminal convictions and scarlet letters. Comrade Grumpy Oct 2013 #3

+1 Rex Oct 2013 #4

Maybe the court should consult the NFL rule book. lumberjack_jeff Oct 2013 #5

Most consent laws are written to accommodate for an age differential BainsBane Oct 2013 #6

Separate laws would be needed for this sort of thing treestar Oct 2013 #7

No, there's no reason to throw the baby out with the bath water. pnwmom Oct 2013 #8

Filing charges in this case was ludicrous. Arkansas Granny Oct 2013 #9