I hope and pray that those of you on this thread who say that she went “willingly” NEVER have a child or grandchild that has been seduced and led astray in this fashion. If you do and post on here I’ll be as callous to you all as you are to this child. Yes, I say child because she’s under the age of consent in TN. I hope none of you ever have a child that’s been raped. If you believe that this is okay then you’re all on the side of pedophiles and I hope you rot in hell!!!
Wise words here by you. I congratulate you on your insight in this matter.
thank you 2am. The father in this story has suffered ill health over losing his daughter can only imagine how he felt every second Elizabeth was missing. This is why I stuck with this story and kept it on everyone’s minds hoping someone saw her at Wal Mart or at a gas station and would call 911. I know somewhere in Tennessee that dad will sleep better tonight and I’m proud to have done what I could to have helped. Only wish more stories ended this way.
For instance, if you go back through American census records for the past 220+ years, you will find instances of wives who were as young as 14 or 15, and in some cases, married to men in their 20's or later.
The reason I make note of this is because, in the past, 14 or 15 years old has been considered an age at which a woman is capable of consenting to marriage.
While such instances may not be prevalent nowadays, and indeed may not have been that common in the past, they did occur legally in many cases.
So automatically throwing around derogatory labels at those who disagree "around the edges" is somewhat excessive, IMHO, because of variances which have historically existed from era to era, and from culture to culture...
You’re hysterical....Pedophilia has nothing to do with a 15 year old girl. Pedophilia is sexual attraction to a PRE-PUBESCENT CHILD. 100 years ago it was common for 15 year old girls to get married and bear children. Why? Because the prior 100,000 years of societal & human evolution thought that was a good thing.
While not trying to excuse this abhorrent behavior, I say to you: Quit trying to confuse the issue between pedophilia and what happened here!!