from what I've read here, you people seem to have the worst view on the Netherlands I've heard in a long time, and perhaps some of it is true, but really it ain't all that bad, and believe me, the age of consent is still 16 in the Netherlands
Wrong again. The Age of Consent in the Netherlands is 12. Obviously, you don't live there.
"sex between an adult and a young person between the ages of 12 and 16 is permitted by law"
http://www.ageofconsent.com/netherlands.htm
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I don't think it's possible to have a "worst view" on the Netherlands. It's just a place, with tulips, beer, and wooden shoes. It's just some of the people IN the Netherlands that are the problem. I think many FReepers have a dim view of the Dutch socialist policies since the end of WWII. You guys shot your wad a long time ago.
If it has been a while since you have heard the "worst view", when was the worst view and what was it?
There, a proposal has been approved by the European Parliament that would criminalise forced sex with minors.
Ratioq,
Does this mean forced sex with minors is currently legal? Then how can the article be about rape???