“but presumably if she was 18, suddenly she’s an adult and it’s “rape.” (Insulting to compare this to a violent assault, but some people enjoy using such words.)”
That is another reason why I am so strongly opposed to so many of these situations being referred to as “rape”. It is demeaning to those who have really been victims of rape which is truly a horrible crime.
The boy in this case is old enough to know better. He was just as wrong as she was and yet he gets “victim” status and she gets a sex offender record. They were BOTH behaving badly. There was no victim here that I can see.
If a 15 year old convinces an adult to rob a bank...who is legally the (more) responsible party?
The kid is a bank robber only a few years removed from playing with GI Joes.
The adult is a weak minded fool who let a child manipulate him.
It doesn’t make the kid any less guilty...but it certainly makes the adult the worse of the two parties.
Yes. If you’ve ever seen a thread where a 15 year old boy has raped a 9 year old girl, you’ll suddenly see an about-face in terms of Freeper’s perception of his adulthood. Suddenly, 15 is old enough for hanging.