Raising the age of sexual consent from 14 to 16

[TrixX]

Originally Posted by Lil Jenna

Maybe not for you but for me Myra yes. I had a bad experance and now I know to stick to guys my age.

My gf's who are in their early 20's go out with men that are 28-30+... thats what I was talking about being gross. I should hae been more clear.

well either way you're totally entitled to what age group you'd like to date personally...regardless of our opinions. :)

[oddmud]

Originally Posted by PopNFresh

16 is still too young, 18 should be the age... young girls are insecure and very easy to manipulate. there are too many weirdo's looking for 14 year old girls to "date"

When I was in my early twenties I had 17 year olds manipulate me. Give them more credit then that. ;)

[oddmud]

Originally Posted by miss.myra

yeah of course because a 16 year old is not an adult! and what would a 16 year old and a 22 year old have in common anyways?

Sex, and weren't you 16 when I met you? ;)

[ja_raul]

When all is said and done, young kids (14-16 year olds) will continue to do the nasty, lets just hope that if theyre mature enough to get jiggy, then they are also smart enough to use protection. I think the idea behind the new proposed law is good, it might make for harsher penalties to the online predators trying to lure 14 year old girls, or maybe even the 30 year old WOMEN luring the 14 year old boys.. (no, actually.. that never happens).

Hey I have an idea, lets change freeway speed limits from 90 to 85. Will people still speed? Will there be a higher amount of accidents? Its much easier to control the roads with policing rather than controlling the pants of adolescents. Im not bashing what the gov't is doing, but I think (in terms of priority) they should have given schools more funding to stress the importance of safe sex in earlier grades. I remember having sex ed in grade 8, I dont remember having any kind of sex ed after that, perhaps it would have made more sense in grade 10 when the word "sex" stopped becoming a topic of humor.

[ja_raul]

Something important to note: anyone who opposes this law is a pedo

[tiedye]

Just to clarify, I'm 18 and I wouldn't have sex with someone 15 years old or younger. But I think you all are forgetting that when you were 12-15, you started growing hair in funny places, talking deeper, bleeding out of parts you never expected, and yeah.. got horny. Sexual consent does also include intercourse between two people under the age of 16 as well. So when their balls drop, and they suddenly can't see their feet because they have two nip-tastic lumps growing out of their chest... can the government really expect them not to follow natural instinct? There's a reason we hit puberty and whether you consider it moral or not, it's natural progression in life. I think the only thing the government is doing by passing a bill like this is once again sheltering children and insinuating that they cannot make sensible decisions on their own.

I say, let them do what they want because we did it anyways - what's going to stop them? The ones you have to worry about are the adults who gun for these impressionable youth, and making it illegal to have sex with these kids isn't going to stop them. If they don't have the morality to realize it's wrong, they aren't going to care what the law says. So they can spend our tax money and their valuable time on this bill if they want, but it won't do any good. Why not spend the hours and hours it will take to process this decision on something more pressing like environmental issues or ways to work out our deficit?

Hate me if you will, I just think that it's one more futile resolution they are enacting instead of something that will actually do some good for the country.

[sNyx]

http://ageofconsent.com/ageofconsent.htm

[esoter1c]

14/16 whats the fuckin difference ?

Unless it's 18 this is a fcuked up province.:n:

[miss.myra]

Originally Posted by influenza

Sex, and weren't you 16 when I met you? ;)

haha try 19!

[Azrael]

Originally Posted by Lil Jenna

Maybe not for you but for me Myra yes. I had a bad experance and now I know to stick to guys my age.

My gf's who are in their early 20's go out with men that are 28-30+... thats what I was talking about being gross. I should hae been more clear.

I think it depends a lot on the maturity of the person in question. A bunch of my friends (girls) find that men their own age are just to immature for them and they outgrow them too fast.

To each their own I say. I do agree on raising the age to 16 though absolutly.

John

[project.one]

Originally Posted by Edoe

18 are u kidding me.. how old are u? because if u were 16 u definately wouldn't agree to that. most people at that age should at least have common sense not to have sex with people 20 years older than them but hey, ppl are stupid. so be it if u ask me

Well now, if 16 year old girls WERE smart enough, as you say, then there wouldnt be this problem now wouldnt there????

[thechix0r]

I think, as long as you have things in common with the person, and you both are suitably mature enough, age doesn't matter that much. I'm turning 19 this year and I know people in their 20s who are my friends and some that I would date. It's all about how you handle the situation, not saying that Lil Jenna doesn' thave the right to express her own opinion and she can freely choose to shaft guys who are 4 years her senior. It all depends on the chemistry of the two people. Not that that is common now, but my grandparents are 15 years apart and that was common back then. My grandpa married my grandma when she was barely in her 20's and he was pushing middle age.

As for the age to have sex, honestly, saying that kids shouldn't have sex because it's the law, isn't going to stop any kids, regardless, if anything it will just make them want to do it more because it's against the law. Same thing with underage drinking. You see more kids here getting hammered on a weekly basis, than in Europe where alcohol isn't considered a big deal. (I should know, it was a culture shock when I went there when I had just turn 16 and realized that I could walk into a club or bar and they wouldn't care). I think kids are underestimated and although the average age that kids lose their virginity is fairly young, doesn't mean that just because they did it then, that they are still doing it.

[tiedye]

Originally Posted by thechix0r

I'm turning 19 this year and I know people in their 20s who are my friends and some that I would date..

not that I don't agree wholeheartedly with your opinion, especially because I have always believed many countries in Europe have a much better approach to these types of issues, but don't you think being 18 and dating people in their 20s is completely different than the issue being argued here? I mean, at 18 we are completely sexually legal. The issue being argued is the age of consent, and there's no limit to how old you can date once you're 18

[thechix0r]

Originally Posted by tiedye

not that I don't agree wholeheartedly with your opinion, especially because I have always believed many countries in Europe have a much better approach to these types of issues, but don't you think being 18 and dating people in their 20s is completely different than the issue being argued here? I mean, at 18 we are completely sexually legal. The issue being argued is the age of consent, and there's no limit to how old you can date once you're 18

I was more so addressing Lil Jenna's remark about not dating a few year older than her, not saying that I am not old enough to speak for myself. So that was a side note to the issue at hand. Sorry for the confusion :)

[tiedye]

Originally Posted by thechix0r

I was more so addressing Lil Jenna's remark about not dating a few year older than her, not saying that I am not old enough to speak for myself. So that was a side note to the issue at hand. Sorry for the confusion :)

my bad! =)

[thechix0r]

Originally Posted by tiedye

my bad! =)

It's all good, we all do it from time to time :D

[Asheai]

well, i guess im the only one here who thinks it should stay at 14... i just don't see how if a girl then wants to (and is mature enough to) have sex and then the guy gets thrown in jail because of some retarded law... personally, i think its just a way for parents to continue their control over their children with threats of locking up any guy who touches them... and, to people who say that dating older men is gross and that they don't even have the same level of maturity, I don't think so. My bf is 23 and I'm 19... honestly, I think we are at the same level, if not, I'm more mature, lol. and I met him when I was 16... so, my point, is that not all young girls are stupid, immature, unexperienced, and easily manipulated... sure bad things can happen, but bad things can always happen!

[ja_raul]

Originally Posted by Asheai

so, my point, is that not all young girls are stupid, immature, unexperienced, and easily manipulated... sure bad things can happen, but bad things can always happen!

Got that girls? Youre just as likely to get lured by a 30 year old perv whether youre 14, 19, or 30! At least there wont be any harsher penalties for when this 30 year old perv nabs a 14 year old girl, like you say: bad things can always happen.

[project.one]

Originally Posted by Asheai

i just don't see how if a girl then wants to (and is mature enough to) have sex and then the guy gets thrown in jail because of some retarded law...

They only get thrown in jail if other people find out ;)

As for being young and dating older people. I think it depends on your age. A 16 year old girl shouldnt be dating a 21 year old boy. But after both of them are over around the age of 20 or something, I think its different.

But thats just MY opinion

This topic has been raging on for years now. There is no, nor will there ever be a correct answer. Ever girl boy woman and man is different. Different levels of maturity and sence. Which will make everything different.

We can all go on about how we feel about the subject. But it wont change how things work.

I say, for now.... Use your head! Be smart! If your going to make a mistake, your going to do it. At least youll know better next time around!
Look at it this way. If you are 14 at you think your 100% in love with a guy who is 20 or something. Then you will still be in love in 2 years right?
But if you mess up and do something stupid, you have no one to blame but yourself!

Im going to stop talkin about this now. Cuz its such a sensitive topic, or it can be really quick.

I have my opinions, Ill go by what I think is right in my view. And I think everyone else should go by what they think is right. If you do it that way, youll be fine!