# Mom Indicted for Hiring Stripper for Son **URL:** \ **Category:** Great Debates\ **Created:** [May 29, 2005, 5:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mom-indicted-for-hiring-stripper-for-son/305962 "2005-05-29T05:46:04Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Lakai](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/9de0a6/32.png) [@Lakai](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lakai)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2005, 5:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mom-indicted-for-hiring-stripper-for-son/305962/21 "2005-05-30T05:08:01Z")
> [@grienspace](#): > > What if I hired a male stripper for my daughter’s 16th birthday party. No harm done? The though “he is a pervert” immediately entered my mind. To avoid public backlash, let mom host the party and you can just watch the video. ---
**Author:** ![Anaamika](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Anaamika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anaamika)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2005, 2:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mom-indicted-for-hiring-stripper-for-son/305962/22 "2005-05-30T14:21:50Z")
> [@bdgr](#): > > Yes should should be indicted. It wasnt just her son, it was a bunch of other peoples sons too. > > And yes if you try to develop photos of minors in a sexual situation at the photo shop you willl get the cops called on you. Agreed, and I’m no prude. He was 16. Is that legal in this jurisdiction? If he was 18 I wouldn’t have the least bit of problem. ---
**Author:** ![JRDelirious](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jrdelirious/32/9531_2.png) [@JRDelirious](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JRDelirious)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2005, 4:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mom-indicted-for-hiring-stripper-for-son/305962/23 "2005-05-30T16:46:07Z")
**Anaamika** , in no state of the USA are minors under 18 allowed to be customers for strip shows. Age-of-Consent is for _private, personal_ non-commercial sexually-oriented activities; the moment you involve any sort of commercial consideration or public performance, the magic number goes up to 18. ---
**Author:** ![saoirse](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/5daacb/32.png) [@saoirse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/saoirse)\ **Post date:** [May 31, 2005, 1:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mom-indicted-for-hiring-stripper-for-son/305962/24 "2005-05-31T01:45:40Z")
> [@JRDelirious](#): > > **Anaamika** , in no state of the USA are minors under 18 allowed to be customers for strip shows. Age-of-Consent is for _private, personal_ non-commercial sexually-oriented activities; the moment you involve any sort of commercial consideration or public performance, the magic number goes up to 18. That does bring up an interesting point, though. In New York, a 17-year-old bot can have sex with a woman, but cannot watch her dance around in her underpants. Similarly, a 17-year-old girl can have sex, but can’t enter a store where vibrators are sold. ---
**Author:** ![Odesio](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/odesio/32/20003_2.png) [@Odesio](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Odesio)\ **Post date:** [May 31, 2005, 3:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mom-indicted-for-hiring-stripper-for-son/305962/25 "2005-05-31T03:08:52Z")
> [@saoirse](#): > > That does bring up an interesting point, though. In New York, a 17-year-old bot can have sex with a woman, but cannot watch her dance around in her underpants. Similarly, a 17-year-old girl can have sex, but can’t enter a store where vibrators are sold. We set minimum ages for certain activities and they’re always going to seem arbitrary. Why is a 16 year old mature enough to acquire a drivers license but a 15 year old isn’t. What’s the big difference between someone 21 years of age and 20 that allows the older to purchase and drink alcohol? Marc ---
**Author:** ![saoirse](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/5daacb/32.png) [@saoirse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/saoirse)\ **Post date:** [May 31, 2005, 3:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mom-indicted-for-hiring-stripper-for-son/305962/26 "2005-05-31T03:21:24Z")
This is true, but the examples I gave are more akin to allowing a 20-year-old to purchase whiskey but not beer. ---
**Author:** ![Odesio](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/odesio/32/20003_2.png) [@Odesio](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Odesio)\ **Post date:** [May 31, 2005, 3:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mom-indicted-for-hiring-stripper-for-son/305962/27 "2005-05-31T03:47:43Z")
> [@saoirse](#): > > This is true, but the examples I gave are more akin to allowing a 20-year-old to purchase whiskey but not beer. An 18 year old can purchase rifle ammunition but can’t purchase pistol ammunition, is that better? A 15 year old can get a learners permit but can’t legally drive by themselves until they’re 16. In the various states there are laws dictating that one has to be a minimum age to enter certain establishments. So just because a minor can legally have sex doesn’t mean they’re permitted in those establishments. As I said all age restrictions are pretty arbitrary. Marc ---
**Author:** ![saoirse](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/5daacb/32.png) [@saoirse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/saoirse)\ **Post date:** [May 31, 2005, 4:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mom-indicted-for-hiring-stripper-for-son/305962/28 "2005-05-31T04:10:25Z")
> [@MGibson](#): > > An 18 year old can purchase rifle ammunition but can’t purchase pistol ammunition, is that better? A 15 year old can get a learners permit but can’t legally drive by themselves until they’re 16. In the various states there are laws dictating that one has to be a minimum age to enter certain establishments. So just because a minor can legally have sex doesn’t mean they’re permitted in those establishments. As I said all age restrictions are pretty arbitrary. > > Marc Well, not to belabor the point, but you seem to be missing the analogy. Whiskey has more alcohol than beer, which makes it more dangerous. Similarly, having sex is more dangerous than masturbating, or watching someone dance half naked. Having a learner’s permit does confer _greater_ responsibility than a driver’s license does. It is an exceedingly minor disctinction in terms of this thread, but I just thought I would point it out. ---
**Author:** ![mhendo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mhendo/32/3159_2.png) [@mhendo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mhendo)\ **Post date:** [May 31, 2005, 4:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mom-indicted-for-hiring-stripper-for-son/305962/29 "2005-05-31T04:23:23Z")
> [@Martin Hyde](#): > > Wow I must be really naive but I never figured something like pics of a stripper at a teenage party would be reported to the police by a drugstore photoshop. You should have been around when we discussed the Mercado case from Texas. Thread [here](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=178095). News story [here](http://www.dallasobserver.com/issues/2003-04-17/feature2_1.html). [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mom-indicted-for-hiring-stripper-for-son/305962.md?page=1)