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Btw, I wasn't joking. I believe the age of consent should be 12. It's only recently in human history that we've arbitrarily decided 18 is the age of maturity, and decided that that (or a couple years earlier) is when you're allowed to start having sex.
I believe at puberty, there are theoretically some children able to give their consent. It's got to be what -they- want though, and I totally understand introducing age-difference restrictions so that those in a position of power over them can't abuse their position. Were the age of consent lowered to 12, we would need a slew of new laws to protect the children in similar ways that they are today. But I don't believe that a blanket ban saying 'sex is wrong' is entirely appropriate until age 16ish.
Obviously I need to give more thought to this to really convey a proper position.
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