Laws like these really do try to help for the better good, but rarely do they. There is simply too much that we dont know in this case about both parties to make judgment on wether the law is correct or not. The only thing we know for sure is we have a 16 year old, 22 year old, and illegal use of liquor.
How do you know that this 16 year old doesnt look like a 19 or 20 year old, its very common, and even more common for those that young to fake that age to get more attention. Maybe this one lied to the guy, whats he suppose to do, ask for ID and doctors records?
Then again maybe he did realize she was 16, and even then in most states there is nothing illegal about that. Immoral possibly, illegal no.
The whole idea of registering sex offenders is so far out of control its useless. Soon you wont even be able to look at girls in a bikini at the beach w/out being registered as a S.O because it turns out she developed faster and was only 16.
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Originally Posted by astrahl
Why not 15 or 14 or 13? 16 is 2 years out of elementary school. Do you really think a 16 year old girl (an average 16 yr old girl or boy for that matter) is capable of making that kind of decision? A 22 yr old knows better or at the very least SHOULD!
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Last I checked, elementary school ends when you're 9 years old, not 14. Not to defend the guy too much, but yes a 16 year old is able to make that kind of decision if she really wanted to do it.