If there’s grass on the infield—PLAY BALL!
OK…
I am 30, a reasonably attractive woman, who has had many life experiences that include 12 years post-high school, travel, college, being fired from a job, starting a career, giving up on life-long dreams, having my heart broken, finding love… you get my point. So, let’s say I am lonely; for whatever reason, in my life is a 16 year old boy. According many of the mens’ posts here, a 16 year old boy would love to have sex with me. Sure, I could show him some things. I could make it something he will remember forever. He might look back on it 20 years from now and remember it fondly. Do I, as an adult, recognizing that this is a boy, have the right to take advantage of the situation simply because he is horny?
I find it repugnent that an adult could take advantage of a child. Whether or not the child concents is not the issue. Most adults have far more life experience than a teen-ager. I could go to any high school and find a ton of horny boys to manipulate into my bed. But just because the victim does not recognize that s/he is a victim does not mean a crime is not commited. And just because it was socially acceptable for an “aunt” to show a boy a thing or two in the past does not mean it should be accepted now. After all, slavery was once legal.
I recognize that there may be, in rare instances, cases of young legal adults who have real (but not pediphile) feelings for a mature teen-ager that are reciprocated. But to protect the victims, lines have to be drawn. Lines are drawn because the law does not do well with grey areas-- too many loopholes for sleazy lawers to get their guilty clients off with. How can anyone look into someone’s mind and determine whether or not they have the maturity to handle sex with an adult? Not to mention pediphiles are manipulitive as hell. What if they have manipulated their victim into believing this is “True Love”? No, lines in age need to be drawn-- I could drive a car at fourteen and prove it, but I still had to wait until 16 to get my license. And as my mom always said, “if he really loves you, he’ll wait”.
As for the less grey topic of people molesting younger kids-- purge them from society. To pray so ruthlessly on the helpless is to lose your ticket to humanity. Put 'em in jail, keep 'em there forever. (Not many people know it costs more to sentence someone to death than to life due to lengthy appeals- hell, put 'em in the general population, that would take care of them.) I don’t care about rehabiliation; these preditors of society have been proven to commit their crimes over and over. I care more about the victims.
Anyway, that’s my opinion. Please forgive any typos and misspellings. I am up far later than usual due to the flu.
Dizzy
I’m very sorry, LauraRae, my mind wandered and I didn’t connect the “perpetrators are children themselves” question with your own experiences.
In your case, I’d say that the question of “what’s the age of consent” is irrelevant, since you were assaulted and would have been as assaulted if the same thing had happened to you at age forty. Instead, we’re moving into “how should young offenders be treated”, which is a different topic from this thread. Please pardon my disorientation.
well, you guys have said it all, and i mean said it ALL-- what with the cousin-fucking and such—but i wish mojo had posted what vachssssss had to say about the penalties for incest versus general-issue child molestation; wasn’t there something in his book?
we are all victims because we live in fear; we are in survival mode, bargaining for our safety–“maybe we’ll be safe if he doesn’t get out of jail too soon”-- how pathetic!
my closest female friend endured the horror and pain of her father’s actions, and so much more… not knowing the right thing to do (between putting a hit on the sack of shit and “being there” for her) has always made me feel weak and worthless as a friend to some degree. She’s amazing, though sometimes a little in denial-- and i can only assume that denial is what kept her from going completely batshit throughout her ordeal.
I agree with the OP whole heartedly.
I hated Kriss Kross.
Yer pal,
Satan
Ohmigosh…
Satan said what I wuz gonna say!!!
{cowering in a corner singing}
kkkuuuuummmmmppppyyyyyy YYYYAAAAAA
ROTFLOL!!! tooo funny…
† Jon †
Phillipians 4:13
Do the crime, Do the time. A slap on the hand will not work. Even if they are under 15, I’m not saying they should be put away as long as an adult, but some time must be done with therapy. When they are released, a strict probation with therapy is a must. If a second offense is committed put them away for good. No 3 strikes you’re out crap. The third time my be someone you love. Think about it.
Fret not thyself because of evildoers… for they shall soon be cut down like the grass, and wither as the green herb.