We weren't talking about drivers licenses, or the process of readying teens for mature adults.
The context was...
...sexploitation...
...possible/likely? force & coercion...
...a person in a place of trust (a missionary) misusing it for either of the above mispurposes...
I mean even if somebody knew the specific circumstances here & tried to tell us that somehow there was a tad element of "mutuality" here...which, btw, LEGALLY isn't possible since "consent" isn't legally recognized when it comes to a minor's sexual activity with adults...if somebody says to me (like your keyboard mouth did):
"We should expect 16 year olds to behave more as adults than children. A 16 year old is more like an 18 year old than like a child." ...
...that's still a subtle form of advocating sexual experimentation outside of marriage.
No, Nik, We as a culture need to stop expecting 16 yo to behave as "adults" (vs. children) when it comes to sexual activity with bonifide adults outside of marriage.
That's a pro-family mentality; not your "let's totally ignore the context here" of what we're talkin' 'bout.
If I were the PR man for tbe Tea Party, the battle cry would be “LET KIDS BE KIDS” There is the line in the sand.
“The context was...
...sexploitation...
...possible/likely? force & coercion...
...a person in a place of trust (a missionary) misusing it for either of the above mispurposes... “
I don’t give two hoots in a holler what the context was.
A 16 year old male is supposed to be well on his way to being a young man. He is certainly no child. And should not be treated as one or referred to as one.
And I just can’t resist that last line “a person in a place of trust (a missionary) “
If you think the law should place a Mormon missionary (who tends to be 18 to 20 or thereabouts, BTW) in the same category as a real clergyman or teacher you are nuts. Plain and simple nuts.
The last thing any knowledgeable and sane person is going to do is hold a cult recruiter in such high regards.