[ElkGroveDan]

I have no way of knowing. I do know that it has always been the responsibility of young men to behave like gentlemen. She is younger and more impressionable and as a minor is acknowledged by the American legal system as being incapable of making serious life altering decisions.

Throughout civilized human history men who are more physically capable and more likely to force themselves on women (rather than the other way around) have been held accountable for their actions in this regard. That’s the way it always has been and should be.

[misterrob]

And the women have no responsibility for their actions is what you have implied here.

Get out of denial and into the modern age.

Daddy’s Little Girl stops being that by the time she is ten years old. You can try and stop them from being exposed to all of the slutty messages that society makes available but the fact is that 13 and 14 year old girls are having sex with other kids. There are plenty of kids who had numerous partners by the time they are 16 years old. Look at the way girls dress today, look at the tools and gadgets available them to communicate and look at the culture they grow up in. 15 year olds are way more advanced then they were 20 years ago.

The legal system that is being applied here is out of synch with the decay of our youth. Charging this kid with a crime makes little sense in light of where things are and it strikes me as a government solution to a problem that too many parents have not done enough to prevent.

[ontap]

You’re talking about a 15 year old girl and a 17 year old boy. maturity wise they are the same(on average). But what are you saying if we backed the clock up six months there would be no problem. Most of the people posting their jiberish would feel the same way if they were both 15. What needs to happen here is this father needs to look at how he’s raising his daughter and the same needs to be said about the boys father. Does this father know that this is the first time for his daughter, probably not. After he’s through beating this kid he still has the same problem of a promiscuous teenage girl.he has solved nothing.

[Melas]

She is younger and more impressionable and as a minor is acknowledged by the American legal system as being incapable of making serious life altering decisions.

Before you get all carried away waving the flag, this would have been legal in most states. In Texas for example, unless he's a full 24 months older than her there could be no charge.