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There's a definite moral grey area there. I mean, this guy wasn't some depraved old man - hell, I'm 22. Would it be okay for me to have sex with a 16 year old? How about an 18 year old?
How do I tell the difference? What if the 16 year old looks 18, or vice versa? Is it still okay (or not, as the case may be)?
The problem with blanket laws with regards to teens and young adults is that no two develop at exactly the same pace. I've met girls who were in their teens but could pass for early twenties. At a glance, no one would give a second thought to me dating a girl like that but according to the letter of the law, I'm in the wrong.
This guy isn't a predator. He's just a guy who fucked up - he went to far with a girl who was too young. If he's forced to register as a sex offender that's going to follow him everywhere he goes.
As for plying her with liquor... well, I firmly believe that alcohol lowers inhibitions, but does not plant ideas that weren't there to begin with. Take from that what you will.
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I wake up in the morning more tired than before I slept
I get through cryin' and I'm sadder than before I wept
I get through thinkin' now, and the thoughts have left my head
I get through speakin' and I can't remember, not a word that I said
- Ben Harper, Show Me A Little Shame
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