One thing about these criminal cases makes no sense. How do you charge someone with a crime like this when there’s no child/minor involved? I would think the case would fall apart as soon as the “minor” is put on the witness stand and he turns out to be a 30+ year-old dude.
Its an unpopular view but i agree with you.If an adult pretends to be underage,they are still an adult,where is the crime of 2 consenting adults chatting with each other?
I think something likes this gives the police to run an investigation and get a search warrent on the premises and PC. Also, I think it falls under the same kind of laws that will prosecute a person if they use a toy gun in a robbery. The victim does not know it is a toy gun. The intent - armed robbery - is the same. Now, I would like to see this expanded to those who throw water or pies at conservative speakers. It is assault and could just as well be acid or some other harmful substance.