Posted on 06/22/2013 1:01:02 PM PDT by Tolerance Sucks Rocks
“In your world, she would then be a pedophile and I would be a victim? “
Yes. Next question.
Thanks for the laugh. I needed that.
“I would say that is not a good idea, but government should have no role in that. “
Sure it should. The people have no right to play judge, jury, and executioner. It is why we have laws, to enforce basic rights, and we have judged the basic right of a person under 18 years old to be that of child protected from predatory adults. Maybe Africa would be more to your liking where raping a 7 year old is acceptable?
Arbitrary, with no reasoning to support it other than some statists' idea of a perfect world. Biology dictates a different scenario and biology has been around a lot longer than government.
“statists’ idea of a perfect world. “
So, 8 year olds are OK as long as they like it?
Yeah, it is an arbitrary number based on a number of factors, however, anarchy is nothing but that excuse: “Well, who are YOU to tell ME some arbitrary number??”
That isn’t libertarian, that is anarchy, and frankly I prefer anarchy because I think my might would rule over 99.999% of the rest of you. I have no remorse, I have no mercy. I would smoke you the second you looked at my daughter. Death isn’t arbitrary; it is absolute. See? I don’t think you’d really like anarchy.
I never said that. I said that for most of human history, the onset of puberty was the age of consent. Nobody had to pass a law to make it so or make it not so. This obsession with government that you have is unhealthy.
Well, in WA State, sex with animals is OK at any age, as long as you can’t prove that the animal didn’t enjoy it.
People are different because we are thinking beings and although our bodies may mature at puberty, our brains do not.
Nothing wrong with anarchy. That's sort of what the founding fathers of this country envisioned.
My daughter had a mature brain long before puberty. She's now over 30 with advanced degrees in engineering from prestigious universities, works for a major defense contractor and is doing just fine.
She didn't need a government to tell her that her brain was mature.
Anyone agree with the above statement? Just curious...
I agree. Of course, that won't help your argument because nearly everyone on this thread disagrees with my positions.
The moon just came up here thru thick haze.
All orange on top and deep purple below...
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