Posted on 06/01/2008 1:48:45 AM PDT by LibWhacker
Case-by-case basis. Not all 14-year-olds are created equal. To be clear here, I'm not talking about the legalities, but rather my sense of whether or not the the precious little snowflake is the "victim" here or in this particular case is engaged in consensual relations. How do you know that she isn't old enough to have informed consent?
Could be under reported though. Lots of the Canadian press do not like anything that pleases conservative thought.
Two redheads......oh-oh!
However, Reese seemed awfully casual about the prospect of a 14 year old getting pregnant. I sorry, but getting a 14 year old pregnant is not something that I'm comfortable with, and a 27 year-old man who takes advantage of a 14 year old is still a creep imo.
“The solution to this story is to load up the shotgun and have a wedding, not throw Romeo in jail for 30 years. “
So, if I am going to a rape a young girl I should at least pick a looker cause I get to keep after I do rape her??? Boy, that ought to make her dad happy: “I raped your daughter so I get to keep her.”
Well, at least the genius won't be very hard to spot.
"Hey! What's the big deal? It's not like he did anything wrong!"
In general, it's probably not the best thing, but my point is that not everyone is Harvard-bound and that relations between older people and younger ones is not categorically wrong but depends the level of consent in the relationship. You have right to your opinion but I don't think in this particular case the 14 year old was taken advantage of.
You're covered. Idaho's law says:
18-4504. PUNISHMENT -- LIBERATION OF KIDNAPPED PERSON. 1. Every person guilty of kidnapping in the first degree shall suffer death or be punished by imprisonment in the state prison for life
Those aren't potatoes they're throwing.
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