A strange country, this USA. If he can convince people to marry off their minor daughters, a man can actually have a child bride .
You mean I can legally marry a 13 year old? No thank you!
Again, this is a simple matter of knowing what the law allows and does not allow. You want 17 year olds to pose nude, go to the country that allows it. They are protected here in the US, arbitrary or not, its the law. Contempt of the law is not a license to break it. If you think its appropriate here in the US, have the law changed first. I will guarantee you that if you lower the age of consent to 16, there will be some other dumbass who will get arrested for taking nude pictures of 15 year olds. Its not as arbitrary as you claim.
NH, USA, as that url says, a female can marry at the youngest age, but with exceptions:
" Below age of consent parties need parental consent and permission of judge, no younger than 14 for males and 13 for females."
A seventeen year old is indeed a child. I remember being 17, and while I THOUGHT that I was an adult, looking back, I clearly WAS NOT. The age of consent varies from state to state, but I believe that generally, the two parties must be within certain age guidelines. Taking pictures of naked 17 year old girls may not be quite as disgusting as having sex with them, but it is still WRONG. Even though they had given their consent, as a rule, 17 year olds do not possess the same ability to consider the consequences of their actions as say, a 21 year old. He took advantage of their naivite (sp?) and their hopes of becoming models. :mad:
Scalini must be pretty stupid since he was previously charged for the same thing with a 15 year old in 1990 and had the charges dropped because she was too scared to testify.
hyperjes, by that argument (that having life experience and wits enough to weigh consequenses intelligently equates to adulthood) most 18 year olds and many 21 year olds aren’t “adult.” either. Shoot, I know 30 year olds that aren’t “adults” yet by your reasoning.
I stand by what I said 100%. The age of 18 is arbitrary.
Yes, the age of 18 IS arbitrary, prisoner6655321. I agree. But the line must be drawn somewhere. This man knew where the line was. If he didn’t, he should have. So, now he must face the consequences of HIS actions.
Having sex with a 17 year old girl isn’t disgusting. Provided you are between 16 and perhaps, 19 IMHO.
Anything past that in either direction? Yech. They are young adults, and should be able to relate and deal with other young adults.
Having said that, the law is the law is the law. Moral code of a state is reflected in state law. Apparently, in the great state of New Hampshire, there is no moral code. YIPES :eek:
“Having sex with a 17 year old girl isn’t disgusting.”
I can’t speak for experience on that one, but what’s disgusting about it to me, is that the tax payers more than likely have to pay for the kid. Which is probably why the age or consent in my state is 18…