Well here to, so they are going to work after school, also we have tons of specialized schools, where school offer them paid jobs as part of their educations.

Also using hormonal anticonception (same goes for condoms) is really common here (i remember that when i was 14/15 almost half of my female classmates used one) and almost without stigma. Same goes for abortions and sex ed.

It´s pretty standart age of consent across the Europe and only state in Europe that has age of consent set at 18 years of age is Turkey, also at least for my observation we as Europeans (at least where I am from) tend to infantilize young adults much less than Americans. Basically you hit 15 years of age and you…

But, it´s really just your perception. Ie. I live in country where, when you became 15 years old, you became so called young adult (and yes it´s even legal category) and you can consent not just to sex but to other things as well, also when you hit 16 you can ask court to emancipate you from your parents/legal…

The framing is super important, if you ask me. Your way of looking at it makes total sense — of course we can’t have teenagers having kids (ideally); our world isn’t set up for that. But I’d argue that in terms of being able to consent to thing in general — not just sex — teens are more mature than we give them any…

In many countries, age of consent and youngest age of marriage aren’t really related.

Being a “teenager” is a pretty modern invention, historically speaking. People were having kids at 15 for like most of human history. If anything, I think it’s a little weird how we consider people unable to be mature until they’re 18 or, in some cases, 21. Then again, many modern cultures reinforce that people don’t…

How can anyone rationally justify sex with an 11-year old?

Yeah. That’s why I don’t get why the people commentating are going berserk.

Only 11 states have 18 as the age of consent. The rest are 16 or 17.

As far as throwing an 18 year old in jail for having sex with a 15 year old - yeah, it happens. And it’s a sticky wicket. You do want to protect underage kids from predation by far older adults (like high school girl dating creepy dude in his 20s), but two kids who do go to school together is relatively harmless. Yet…

There are a lot of states where it is 16, and you don’t really magically become more mature in the time from 15 to 16.

Urgh, that’s a bit young isn’t it? I’m glad they didn’t go with 13. Age of consent is kind of difficult. I mean you don’t magically turn into an adult at 18.

It seems really low if you are thinking on 30 something men, but you don’t really want to throw an 18 year old man in jail for dating a 15 year old girl. So there’s that.

It’s 15 in Sweden. No matter where the line is, you’ll think it’s too young if you’re used to a higher one.

As noted in several linked posts above and in ESPN’s reporting, numerous assaults were reported to police, only for charges not to be brought or to later be dropped. The Appling-Payne case, despite police requesting charges be brought, was dropped by a prosecutor who subsequently was hired to, yes, work in Michigan…

this. though I am baffled that so many people are immediately talking about how they just don’t have the energy for that, or that it will make assholes feel entitled, or that people who call you names don’t “deserve” help. no one has asked anyone to do anything, and as for entitlement and who deserves what, why? why…

I am really tired of people automatically jumping to “it’s not an excuse!” when no one has said it was. It certainly is a factor tho, as anyone living in chronic pain can tell you.

She’s right, and this should be our response to Franken. We don’t get to only condemn bad behavior when it’s committed by people we hate.

Yeah to all the people who are like “This is bad but it’s not THHHHHAAAAAAT bad” or “It’s not AAAAAS bad as other instances of sexual harassment!” please just stop. Making comparisons between other allegations or political parties is not helpful. Comparisons inherently legitimize/forgive some instances of sexual…