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    too young at 13
    15 is good

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    The laws are in place simply to protect those kids.
    If they made the AOC that low, how long do you think it would be before all the perverts got their rocks off spying on 8th graders in the bushes at public playgrounds because they're of legal consenting age so they can't get charged?

    Or, how many do you think would diddle a 8-10 year old claiming they thought they were 13 because they looked 13?
    Whereas it's usually alot easier to tell the difference between a 10ish year old and a 16 year old(AOC here is 16)

    Lowering the AOC would be stupid and asking for trouble.

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    LINK REMOVED It's stupid and pointless to lock someone up because they had sex with a teenager. It's stupid, teens have sex with teens and adults have sex with adults, so why can't adults have sex with teens? Hell I have several friends who could go to prison for having sex with their 13-17 year old girlfriends, just because they are 18-21 years old. Hell right now I'm interested in a woman who is 17, but we wouldn't legally be able to have sex because I'm 18. My last girlfriend was 13 years old, and that was when I was 18 also. It's just a really stupid rule. There are people who have gone to prison and are registered sex offenders because they had sex with the person who is currently their wife, but they weren't when they had sex. Technically it's not pedophilia if they are 13 or older, so it has nothing to do with pedophilia. In some US states you can get married at 13. It's just a pointless law that puts good people behind bars. Who else would like the age of consent to be lowered to 13?
    Don't forget laws differences between the states. It would be too hard to handle but he idea isn't bad

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    nah, 16 is fine. good topic though.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Shonna View Post
    The laws are in place simply to protect those kids.
    If they made the AOC that low, how long do you think it would be before all the perverts got their rocks off spying on 8th graders in the bushes at public playgrounds because they're of legal consenting age so they can't get charged?

    Or, how many do you think would diddle a 8-10 year old claiming they thought they were 13 because they looked 13?
    Whereas it's usually alot easier to tell the difference between a 10ish year old and a 16 year old(AOC here is 16)

    Lowering the AOC would be stupid and asking for trouble.
    Mature Post.

    Quote Originally Posted by Kyle. View Post
    nah, 16 is fine. good topic though.
    Pathetic.

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    Well it varies from 13 in Spain to 18 in Wisconsin. Which means noone really has got a clue about it.

    If educated people like counselors, psychologists, psychiatrists, psychotherapists and other scientists involved in the scientific study of the human mind can't agree I surely can't be expected to know.


    So when in doubt, go with the best case scenario: No sex until age of 18.





    Refer to the table below:



    This table should only be used as general guide

    Country Male-Female Sex Male-Male Sex Female-Female Sex

    Afghanistan 18/Married Illegal Illegal
    Albania 14 14 14
    Algeria 16 Illegal Legal
    American Samoa 15? 15? 15?
    Andorra 16 16 16
    Angola 12/15 Illegal Illegal
    Antigua and Barbuda 16 16 16
    Argentina 13/16 13/16 13/16
    Armenia 16 16 16
    Aruba 16 16 16
    Australia ACT 16 16 16
    Australia NSW & Norfolk Is. 16 16 16
    Australia NT 16 16 16
    Australia Queensland1 16/18 18 16
    Australia SA 17 17 17
    Australia Tasmania 17 17 17
    Australia Victoria 16 16 16
    Australia WA 16 16 16
    Austria2 14/16 14/16 14/16
    Azerbaijan 16 16 16
    Bahamas 16 18 18
    Bahrain 16/Married
    Legal Legal
    Bangladesh ? Illegal Illegal
    Barbados 18 (but 16 if married)
    Illegal Illegal
    Belarus 16/18 16 16
    Belgium 16 16 16
    Belize 16 Illegal Legal
    Bermuda 16 18 16
    Benin ? Legal Legal
    Bhutan 18 Illegal Illegal
    Bolivia 14f/16m(must be married)
    16 16
    Bosnia 16 16 16
    Botswana 16f/14m Illegal Illegal
    Brazil3 14/18 14/18 14/18
    Brunei 16/18 Illegal Legal
    Bulgaria 14 14 14
    Burkina Faso 13 13 13
    Burma/Myanmar 16/18 Illegal Legal
    Burundi 18 Illegal Illegal
    Cambodia (Kampuchea) 16 ? ?
    Cambodia 16 16 16
    Cameroon 21 (but 18 if married)
    Illegal Illegal
    Canada4 16/18 18 16
    Cape Verde ? Legal Legal
    Cayman Islands ? ? ?
    Central African Republic ? Legal Legal
    Chad ? 21 21
    Chile 14 18 18
    China 14 14 14
    China - Hong Kong 16 16 16
    China - Macao 16/17 ? ?
    Colombia 14 14 14
    Cook Islands 16 Illegal 16
    Costa Rica 18 18 18
    Cote D'Ivoire 15 15? 15?
    Croatia 14 14 14
    Cuba 16 16 16
    Cyprus 13/17 17 (Illegal in north) 17
    Czech Republic 15 15 15
    Democratic Republic of the Congo ? Illegal ?
    Denmark5 15 15 15
    Dominica 16 ? ?
    Dominican Republic 18 18 18
    Dutch Antilles 16 16 16
    Ecuador 14 14 14
    Egypt 18 Illegal 18
    El Salvador 18 ? ?
    Equatorial Guinea ? ? ?
    Eritrea 18 Illegal Illegal
    Estonia 14 14 14
    Ethiopia 15 Illegal Illegal
    Falkland Islands (Malvinas) 16 16 16
    Faroe Islands 15 15 15
    Fiji 16 16 (unofficial) 16
    Finland6 16 16 16
    Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia 16 16 16
    France 15 15 15
    French Guiana 15 15 15
    French Polynesia (Tahiti) 16 16 16
    Gabon 18 18 18
    Gambia 16 Illegal ?
    Georgia (country) 16 16 16
    Germany7 14/16 14/16 14/16
    Ghana 16 Illegal Illegal
    Gibraltar 16 18 16
    Greece 15 15/17 15
    Greenland 15 15 15
    Grenada 17 Illegal 17
    Guam 16 16 16
    Guadelope 15 15 15
    Guatemala 18 18 18
    Guernsey 16 16 16
    Guinea 15 Illegal Illegal
    Guyana 16 Illegal 16
    Haiti 18 18 18
    Honduras 14/17 14 14
    Hungary 14 14 14
    Iceland 15 15 15
    India8
    14/16 18 18
    Indonesia 16f/19m 18 18
    Iran Must be married Illegal Illegal
    Iraq 18 ? ?
    Ireland 17 17 17
    Isle of Man 16 16 16
    Israel 14-16 14-16 14-16
    Italy 14 14 14
    Jamaica 16 Illegal 16
    Japan9 13-18 13-18 13-18
    Jersey 16 16 16
    Jordan 16 16 16
    Kazakhstan 18 ? ?
    Kenya 18 Illegal 18
    Kuwait Must be married? Illegal Illegal
    Kyrgyzstan ? ? ?
    Laos 15 ? ?
    Latvia 14/16 14/16 14/16
    Lebanon 15/18/Married Illegal Illegal
    Lesotho ? ? ?
    Liberia 16 Illegal Illegal
    Liechtenstein 14 14 14
    Lithuania 14 14 14
    Luxembourg 16 16 16
    Madagascar 21? 21 21
    Mali 16 ? ?
    Malta 18 18 18
    Malaysia 16/Married Illegal 16
    Marshall Islands 16 16 16
    Martinique 15 15 15
    Mauritius 15 Illegal Illegal
    Mexico10 12-18 12-18 12-18
    Moldova 14 14 14
    Monaco 15 15 15
    Mongolia 16 ? ?
    Montenegro 14 14 14
    Morocco 15 Illegal Illegal
    Mozambique ? Illegal ?
    Namibia 16 Illegal 16
    Nepal 16 ? ?
    Netherlands 16 16 16
    Netherlands Antilles 16 16 16
    New Caledonia 16 16 16
    New Zealand 16 16 16
    Nicaragua ? ? ?
    Niger ? 21 21
    Nigeria 13 Illegal Illegal
    North Korea 17 17 (unofficial)
    17 (unofficial)

    Norway 16 16 16
    Oman Must be married Illegal Illegal
    Pakistan Must be married Illegal Illegal
    Panama 18 18 18
    Papua New Guinea11 16f/14m/Illegal Illegal 16
    Paraquay12 14/16 16 16
    Peru 14 14 14
    Philippines 18
    18 18
    Poland 15 15 15
    Portugal14 14/16 14/16 14/16
    Puerto Rico1
    14 14 14
    Qatar Must be married Illegal Illegal
    Reunion 16 16 16
    Romania 15 15 15
    Russia 16 16 16
    Rwanda 18 18 18
    San Marino 14/16 14/16 14/16
    Saudi Arabia Must be married Illegal Illegal
    Senegal ? Illegal Illegal
    Serbia 14 14 14
    Singapore 16 Illegal 16
    Slovakia 15 15 15
    Slovenia 15 15 15
    Somalia ? Illegal Illegal
    South Africa2 16 16 16
    South Korea 13 13 13
    Spain 13 13 13
    Sri Lanka 16 Illegal 16
    St. Kitts and Nevis 14/16 ? ?
    St. Lucia 16 16 16
    St. Martin ? ? ?
    Sudan Must be married Illegal Illegal
    Suriname 16 18 18
    Sweden 15 15 15
    Swaziland 18 Illegal Illegal
    Switzerland 16 16 16
    Syria 13/15 Illegal Illegal
    Taiwan 16 16 16
    Tajikistan 17 ? 17
    Tanzania 18 Illegal Illegal
    Thailand15 18 18 18
    Togo 14 Illegal Illegal
    Tonga16 16/Illegal Illegal 16
    Trinidad & Tobago 16 Illegal Illegal
    Tunisia 20 Illegal Illegal
    Turkey 18 18 18
    Turkmenistan 16 Illegal 16
    Tuvalu ? Illegal ?
    Uganda 18 Illegal 18
    Ukraine 16 16 16
    United Arab Emirates 18/Married Illegal Illegal
    United Kingdom 16 16 16
    Uzbekistan 16 Illegal 16
    Uruguay 15 15 15
    Vanuatu 16 16 16
    Vatican State
    12 ? ?
    Venezuela 16 16 16
    Vietnam 18 18 18
    Western Samoa 16 Illegal Illegal
    Yemen Must be married Illegal Illegal
    Zambia ? Illegal ?
    Zimbabwe 12/16 Illegal 12/16
    USA Alabama 16 16 16
    USA Alaska 16 16 16
    USA Arizona 18 18
    18
    USA Arkansas17 14/16 14/16 14/16
    USA California 18 18 18
    USA Colorado17 15/17 15/17 15/17
    USA Connecticut 16 16 16
    USA D.C. 16 16 16
    USA Delaware17 16/18 16/18 16/18
    USA Florida17 16/18 16/18 16/18
    USA Georgia 16 16 16
    USA Hawaii 16 16 16
    USA Idaho 18 18 18
    USA Illinois 17 17 17
    USA Indiana17 14/16 14/16 14/16
    USA Iowa17 14/16 14/16 14/16
    USA Kansas 16 16 16
    USA Kentucky 16 16 16
    USA Louisiana17 17 17 17
    USA Maine 16 16 16
    USA Maryland 16 16 16
    USA Massachusetts 16 16 16
    USA Michigan 16 16 16
    USA Minnesota 16 16 16
    USA Mississippi 16 16 16
    USA Missouri 17 17 17
    USA Montana 16 16 16
    USA Nebraska 17 17 17
    USA Nevada 16 18 18
    USA New Hampshire 16 16 16
    USA New Jersey 16 16 16
    USA New Mexico 17 17 17
    USA New York 17 17 17
    USA North Carolina17 16 16 16
    USA North Dakota 18 18 18
    USA Ohio 16 16 16
    USA Oklahoma 16 16 16
    USA Oregon 18 18 18
    USA Pennsylvania 16 16 16
    USA Rhode Island 16 16 16
    USA South Carolina 16 16 16
    USA South Dakota 16 16 16
    USA Tennessee 18 18 18
    USA Texas17 17 17 17
    USA Utah17 16/18 16/18 16/18
    USA Vermont 16 16 16
    USA Virginia 18 18 18

    USA Washington17 16/18 16/18 16/18
    USA West Virginia 16 16 16

    USA Wisconsin 18 18 18
    USA Wyoming17 16/18 16/18 16/18
    USA Travelling citizens18 12/16 12/16 12/16
    USA Military personnel19 16 Illegal Illegal
    Average age* 16 16 16
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    Way does the thread maker not stat that his/her is talking about the USA only? You all need to read. Keep things the way they are in US,

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    I think we agree it's 18
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    It is 15years and I dont think i t should be 13.

 

 

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