Perhaps looking at this site and the bibliraphy may shed some light where heat had so far prevailed.
http://www.faqs.org/childhood/A-Ar/Age-of-Consent.html
Note the fifth paragraph.
So much for history. Now for reading before posting
“You raised a central question regarding protecting children from evil. Florida (and probably other states) have tried government and it has been an expensive, intrusive failure.
That’s like saying the laws against murder are failures because people are still murdered.”
You posted a classic non sequetor.
I raised the issue of what to do with a failed government approach to a problem Were a law regarding murder, and the agencies enforcing it, shown to be increasing the murder rate, I am sure you would want that law and the agencies gone forthwith.
“Getting rid of anarchists”
Anarchists are in the agencies? Or have unusually large numbers of child sex freaks amongst them?
I never knew.
Perhaps looking at this site and the bibliraphy may shed some light where heat had so far prevailed.
http://www.faqs.org/childhood/A-Ar/Age-of-Consent.html
Note the fifth paragraph.
So much for history. Now for reading before posting
Your original premise was that age of consent laws didn't exist before the 19th century, now you post a link saying that the Romans had them.
It seems to me that you simply oppose these laws under any circumstances.
I raised the issue of what to do with a failed government approach to a problem Were a law regarding murder, and the agencies enforcing it, shown to be increasing the murder rate, I am sure you would want that law and the agencies gone forthwith.
No, the LOGICAL reaction is to demand better ENFORCEMENT, it's only people like YOU who want to scrap the laws.