Smooth,
I would agree that making a 14 year old eligible for the death penalty is foolish if one is to say that they cannot choose any sexual partner they want, hence you will never catch me making that argument.
flst,
Part of the problem stems from evolution, when it was imperative to reproduce as quickly as possible (mentally prepared or not), part from modern diets (especially with growth hormones) and part from modern culture.
As a result, we have 10 year old girls having their first menstration (and women in their 30's going into menopause), who think that oral sex isn't *really* sex, but something you do for someone to show them you *like* them. (No, I am not making any of this up.)
So is the response to throw up our arms and repeal statutory rape/consent laws?
In my opinion, no.
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