[allmendream]

One individual case is irrelevant to the nature of the law and I was not saying or implying that the particular scenario was directly applicable to this case. What I was pointing out was that if they DID have sex the day before her 18th birthday and the day after, the first would be legal and the second illegal.

Do you think that is a good law? Do you think an 18 year old having sex with a 17 year old (once again a hypothetical case, not this particular case) should be a crime worthy of prison and lifelong membership as a sexual offender?

[presidio9]

I was not saying or implying that the particular scenario was directly applicable to this case.

Could have fooled me:

Well there is no indication that they had sex before and after her birthday

Is English your first language?

I am going to go out on a limb and assume that you are a libertarian. Correct?

[CA Conservative]

What I was pointing out was that if they DID have sex the day before her 18th birthday and the day after, the first would be legal and the second illegal.

Yes, and if she voted one day before her 18th birthday, it would be illegal, and one day afterward, it would be legal. If she went into a bar and bought a drink one day before her 21st birthday, it would be illegal; one day after, it would be legal. And so on and so forth. So are you arguing that any law that is based on the age of the defendant is unreasonable?