To: Hodar
And sodomy is a criminal action under the "deviate sexual intercourse" statutes.
Why not sex with or between minors or with animals in private too? Nobody is being "harmed".
To: Hermann the Cherusker
Why not sex with or between minors or with animals in private too? Nobody is being "harmed". The simple answer is that animals and minors are unable legally to give their consent.
43 posted on
03/26/2003 10:16:36 AM PST by
TightSqueeze
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To: Hermann the Cherusker
Why not sex with or between minors or with animals in private too? Nobody is being "harmed".
Actually, this is completely different then acts between consensual adults. In both of your examples, consent is not possible. We have determined in this society that a child is not capable of giving consent to a sexual act. In this way, we determined that the minor is being harmed, even when engaging in a voluntary act and thus statutory rape is a crime. Basically, the same argument goes for animals - you can't have sex with those who are not capable of giving consent.
To: Hermann the Cherusker
Why not sex with or between minors or with animals in private too? Nobody is being "harmed". These are covered by 'Statatory Rape' and 'Animal Cruelty' laws. This article concerns 'Consenting Adults'.
62 posted on
03/26/2003 10:42:31 AM PST by
Hodar
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