06-22-2003, 06:50 PM
Define it.
Check every country on the globe, and see which ones actually have a statute against it. Check and see where, in the 50 states here, statutory rape ends and pedophilia begins.
Now, consider the existence of the nmbla, and a bunch of folks whose freedom to have intimate relations with minors is their version of the pursuit of happiness.
The reason that pedophilia is a crime in this country is that the MAJORITY of citizens choose to define an arbitrary age as the age of consent. (I am in that majority, go figure!)
However, that definition is not globally universal, even though I'd suggest that a great many countries have statutes against it.
And therefore, I suggest you read the title of the post where I threw that sarcastic comment in, liberty and license, and reconsider why you fell into the typical trap.
Check every country on the globe, and see which ones actually have a statute against it. Check and see where, in the 50 states here, statutory rape ends and pedophilia begins.
Now, consider the existence of the nmbla, and a bunch of folks whose freedom to have intimate relations with minors is their version of the pursuit of happiness.
The reason that pedophilia is a crime in this country is that the MAJORITY of citizens choose to define an arbitrary age as the age of consent. (I am in that majority, go figure!)
However, that definition is not globally universal, even though I'd suggest that a great many countries have statutes against it.
And therefore, I suggest you read the title of the post where I threw that sarcastic comment in, liberty and license, and reconsider why you fell into the typical trap.
Cry 'Havoc' and let slip the Men 'O War!
In War, the outcome is never final. --Carl von Clausewitz--
Igitur qui desiderat pacem, praeparet bellum
John 11:35 - consider why.
In Memory of Pete
In War, the outcome is never final. --Carl von Clausewitz--
Igitur qui desiderat pacem, praeparet bellum
John 11:35 - consider why.
In Memory of Pete