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squeeeb · 06-30-2009, 03:39 PM

times change, people change, we are doing stuff now because that's how we've been doing it for years.

i was thinking about age limits, and there are three areas i was wondering if we should think about changing the age limits on: voting; drinking; and sex.

what if we raised the voting age to 22? by that time most people are out of college (if they go) and have been working for a while and have a better understanding of life outside in the real world, not living under the auspices of mom and dad. i don't know if i want an 18 year old to help determine how i'm gonna live, we have different priorities, and like it or not, i know a lot more and have way more experience than a 18 year old.

what if we lowered the legal drinking age to non existent (but you can't buy until you are 15). i grew up with italian grandparents. coffee for breakfast, off to kindergarten and first grade, wine with dinner, shot of whiskey or anisette or B&B after church on sunday morning. drinking wasn't a big deal for me, i understood what it meant and that was that.

what if we lowered the statutory rape/age of consent.

kids are having sex when they are 14. years and years ago, and still in some countries, that was an age to be married. yeah, i know back then people lived to about 40 so 14 was middle aged, we live longer now, etc. but what if we lowered the age of consent? what if people could get married at 15 even if they didn't live in iowa?

here are two age of consent pages. they vary a small bit, i dont know which is correct

Age of consent

LEGAL AGE OF CONSENTomg (ageofconsent.com)omgomgomgomgomg Age du consentement à l’acte sexuel

(interestingly, afghanistan says it's illegal for man-man sex. HAH! homosexual pedophilia is a way of life there. i know this for a fact.)

is it an emotional/mental maturity thing? is that why the age of consent is higher? i know in some states, under some conditions, its lower. but if we started treating teens like adults, and expect them to act responsibly, and we taught them how to act and what to do, i think they can handle it.

i've met some very mature (rare, but i've met them) 16 year olds. i've met some very immature (sadly, not that rare) adults.

thoughts?

are there any age limits you would like to change?

06-30-2009, 03:39 PM	#1 (permalink)
squeeeb part of the problem Location: hic et ubique	should we re-think age limits? times change, people change, we are doing stuff now because that's how we've been doing it for years. i was thinking about age limits, and there are three areas i was wondering if we should think about changing the age limits on: voting; drinking; and sex. what if we raised the voting age to 22? by that time most people are out of college (if they go) and have been working for a while and have a better understanding of life outside in the real world, not living under the auspices of mom and dad. i don't know if i want an 18 year old to help determine how i'm gonna live, we have different priorities, and like it or not, i know a lot more and have way more experience than a 18 year old. what if we lowered the legal drinking age to non existent (but you can't buy until you are 15). i grew up with italian grandparents. coffee for breakfast, off to kindergarten and first grade, wine with dinner, shot of whiskey or anisette or B&B after church on sunday morning. drinking wasn't a big deal for me, i understood what it meant and that was that. what if we lowered the statutory rape/age of consent. kids are having sex when they are 14. years and years ago, and still in some countries, that was an age to be married. yeah, i know back then people lived to about 40 so 14 was middle aged, we live longer now, etc. but what if we lowered the age of consent? what if people could get married at 15 even if they didn't live in iowa? here are two age of consent pages. they vary a small bit, i dont know which is correct Age of consent LEGAL AGE OF CONSENTomg (ageofconsent.com)omgomgomgomgomg Age du consentement à l’acte sexuel (interestingly, afghanistan says it's illegal for man-man sex. HAH! homosexual pedophilia is a way of life there. i know this for a fact.) is it an emotional/mental maturity thing? is that why the age of consent is higher? i know in some states, under some conditions, its lower. but if we started treating teens like adults, and expect them to act responsibly, and we taught them how to act and what to do, i think they can handle it. i've met some very mature (rare, but i've met them) 16 year olds. i've met some very immature (sadly, not that rare) adults. thoughts? are there any age limits you would like to change? __________________ onward to mayhem!