You are right about that. We all have a “posting style” that becomes almost like a signature and after awhile you can recognize a lot of posters almost as if you were hearing their distinctive “voice”.
As far as the trolls go, it drives them nuts to ignore them but once I recognize one that is exactly what I do.
Yes, I’ve been driven to insanity by you taking to your heels.
My wife doesn’t like to come right out and say things directly either. So maybe you are annoying me...
Please, stop driving me insane. You can stop the torment by just answering my very reasonable questions.
Or you can get mad...offer personal insults...then call in backup. That won’t make me mad at all, in fact I might enjoy seeing you in full flight.
As far as the actual topic of the thread, I hope the legal system weighs everything carefully. You're right when you say these numbers are arbitrary. If she'd been 17, it wouldn't be a crime, but presumably if she was 18, suddenly she's an adult and it's "rape." (Insulting to compare this to a violent assault, but some people enjoy using such words.)