[starfish923]

Thanks for you input however checking the state laws about underage sex wasn't where I was going at all. The point I was making was the mixed bag of laws that we do have and point to the mixed attitudes we have about teenagers.

I think that the entire attitude about underage sex -- that is, with 16-17 year olds, bears re-thinking.
Imho, it wouldn't do us ANY harm to RE-THINK our current attitudes about "teens" as "children."

[MineralMan]

"Imho, it wouldn't do us ANY harm to RE-THINK our current attitudes about "teens" as "children.""

Actually, that's been an ongoing practice since the 1950s. The laws regarding people between the ages of 13 and 19 have changed radically since then. When I was growing up, the age of majority was 21 in California.

We're rethinking this stuff all the time. I remember when the "emancipated minor" law came into being in California.

The law never stands still.

[jwalsh07]

I think that the entire attitude about underage sex -- that is, with 16-17 year olds, bears re-thinking. Imho, it wouldn't do us ANY harm to RE-THINK our current attitudes about "teens" as "children."

Yes by all means, lets give 13 year olds the right to vote.