GriffonSpade,Apr 14 2006, 09:23 PM Wrote:If you had tried to tell me that crap at the age of 8 or 9, I would've told you to go #$%& yourself and don't treat me like I'm property(The idea of not being able to choose for myself has always pissed me off, such as the idea of some judge deciding who should get custody of you, instead of yourself)
and why is it automatically sick and wrong? It's not sick and wrong if the other person is understanding and willing, no matter the age.(conversely it's always sick and wrong if they arent both understanding and willing)
Also, in some(perhaps many or even most) cases most of the trauma comes from the reactions to it of those around them(people freaking out about what happened or whispering about you and pointing fingers and generally acting like youre diseased, or being piteous can be profoundly detrimental, as they internalize that something truly horrible has happened to them making it difficult to deal with, instead of possibly just being confused and hurt.)
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You've been watching too much South Park I take it. The children I'm referring too were between the ages of 6-9 and were molested by 30+-year-old perverts. I don't care what the hell you say or think, but children of that age (and don't tell me I don't know what I'm talking about because I have a 9-year old, 6-year old, 4-year old, and 1.5 year old) CANNOT adequately choose for themselves in THIS TYPE of situation because - excluding their innocence - they simply lack the experience or development to understand the ramifications of their actions (or at least the actions of the perpetrator if they just laid there in shock). If you honestly believe sexual relations between a 6-9 year old and a 30+-year-old man is all right, youâre a sick person without a doubt, however I think you may have been thinking of the situation more as a 13 year old and an 18 year old, which in my mind is still on shaky ground. I thought there was a 3 or 5-year leeway, so a 16-year old and a 21-year old could still be safe within the law?
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