And a lot of male pedophiles are studs, rather than drooling nose-pickers. Thank you for voicing the opinion that sexual attractiveness exculpates pedophiles.
The kid is indeed old enough to have a sex drive, but not mature enough to realistically weigh the consequences. That is why we have the term minors the law recognizes that young people are ready for some responsibilities but not all responsibilities. Here's a concept you may have never considered. Maturation occurs gradually and privileges and the accompanying responsibilities are earned incrementally rather than precipitously.
Thanks for posting this. I could see where a 17 year old student would not have the life experiences, etc to know the consequences of his decision. The teacher, on the other hand, was married, had children and was willing to risk all that. Wonder what her kids would think?
The man is months away from being able to make life or death decisions in Iraq, I think he can make a decision of where he wants to put his wee-wee.