[ArrogantBustard]

Some states' Statutory Rape laws specifically exempt people of roughly comparable age. In MD, at least, your hypothetical 18yo and 17yo on screwing on prom night are exempted on account of having less than 3 years age difference.

[UnbelievingScumOnTheOtherSide]

Some states' Statutory Rape laws specifically exempt people of roughly comparable age. In MD, at least, your hypothetical 18yo and 17yo on screwing on prom night are exempted on account of having less than 3 years age difference.

And what that does is confuse the issue by making sex with "children" not the issue, only whether the age of the other party is legal. Then you have to ask why is it legitimate to "protect" kids from sex with anyone at all since you are no longer doing what you say you are doing. You can't even say it is an inequality of power since the kid can put the adult in jail at any time for any reason.

[ccmay]

Some states' Statutory Rape laws specifically exempt people of roughly comparable age.

Yes, I'm well aware of that. I'm just asking the witch-burners to give some thought as to where they want to draw the bright line for a mandatory death penalty.

If 3 years is fine, but 4 isn't, are they demanding death for the 19-year-old girl who screws a 15-year-old boy ? There won't be much support for that, notably from the 15 year-old-boys.