brianeyci wrote:But I don't think you guys remember what it was like. The girl could have just turned 15, be 14, and the guy could be on the edge of turning 20. You're basically taking someone who just entered high school, a freshman, and sticking her in the grip of a senior. She would be pudding in his hands. Unless she is far more mature than her years, he had no business touching her.
That does not mean it is practicable or reasonable to imprison them over it. I dared hook up with 16 year olds when I was a graduated senior; am I a child molester? (
This is legal.) Simply being able to play a chick does not make you an eeevilll rapist. There are fucking retard girls who I meet who guys I know lie and fuck on a regular basis; does the state belong here regulating that? Is the psychological harm so grievous and permanent?
Furthermore, you're also defending the alarmism in the press report by assuming the case where the age disparity and relationship would be at its MOST inappropriate. I am so sick and tired of hearing these "oh poor maiden women must be defended by macho virtuous males like me" tropes. Teenagers are horny. You expect me to believe he exerted ridiculous influence and intellectual overpowering on this chick - despite being a farcically delusional retard - in a single day and her consent is a non-factor whatsoever? Young girls want to have sex too, you know. Did you get laid in High School? Did you talk to girls? Like, are you unaware of their affinity for innuendo and sexuality at that age?
brianeyci wrote:Each year or two years of difference in high school is huge. If he knew the age, then he doesn't deserve a bullet but he does deserve the book slammed in his face.
Oh yeah, I'm sure this virtuous maiden will be permanently damaged by her consenting sexual choices at a biologically sexually mature age and with a guy who is either mentally ill or immature and fucking stupid. Such power manipulation, he might as well have been her father or teacher!
brianeyci wrote:Especially since he threw out a bullshit story to get laid. Sorry, I don't buy insanity -- I find it far more likely he's covering his ass and said that story to get laid.
I am sure the virtuous fifteen-year old maiden was defending her hymen and her oath to Christ and family, until she heard he was a vampire-werewolf hybrid. That just sold it. It couldn't possibly be because they're both stupid kids, they're both horny, and both fucking dumb.
For all the supposed libertinism of this board, I see a lot of sacrosanct, women-as-sexually-vulnerable weaklings whose virtue must be defended at all costs. I don't know whether it is American cultural values, leftover religious shit, or just that a fuckton of you cannot get laid to save your life - such that women and sex are just another abstraction you theorize about but lack any experience or awareness on. No worldly realism and pragmatism. And don't strawman me to say he should not get any punishment or there shouldn't be some social/state regulation of teenage sexuality. Because I never said that. But these hysterics are ridiculous. I mean - really? assuming the worst case scenario as the PREMISE of your argument, and then saying for sure he should be slammed with no qualification? Give me a break.