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Originally Posted by QuasiMondo
I have never ever ever met a mature 15-year-old. I've met plenty of 15-year-olds who think they're mature, but never one who actually is.
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Mature isn't a boolean argument. Are there 15 year olds out there more mature than the average 17 or even 18 year olds? I would contend that there are, although they're admittedly quite rare.
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Originally Posted by The_Jazz
I'll go one farther. The girl goes to bed one night illegal and wakes up the next legal. Or she can stay up late, walk out of the room and walk back in legal. It's definitely weird.
That said, I don't see any alternative. If you're going to protect the kids that aren't ready, you've got to hold back the kids that are. It's one of the things I actually like about the Tennessee system. It acknowledges that kids will have sex, but it makes sure that they're not having sex with adults, just people who are within a reasonable age. A 17-year old can have sex with a 19-year old, for instance. I don't have a problem with that. I do have a problem with the same 17-year old having sex with a 50-year old. There is an inherent problem in that dynamic.
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I'm not sure I see your point there. I will agree that there does need to be some division, but I don't understand how a 50 year old having sex with a 17 year old is any different from a 19 year old having sex with a 17 year old (besides the visceral 'ew' factor). If we're going to acknowledge that a 17 year old is mature enough to make the decision to have sex, how does the age of the other party factor into it?
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