Yeah this bugs the hell out of me. A 17 year old is not capable of consenting to sex with an adult. That’s how our laws work. Sex with a minor is by definition rape, so they should absolutely call it what it is: a credible rape allegation.
Yeah, I forgot how many states are so damn creepy about age of consent. I think the alleged rape happened in Florida though, so the issue is moot, but still worth pointing out.
But also, our national definition of an adult is 18, so how the hell can the states be so different on consent? Federalism has its downsides I guess…
Curious if the downvotes are because I wasn’t totally right about the law, or something else?
Yeah this bugs the hell out of me. A 17 year old is not capable of consenting to sex with an adult. That’s how our laws work. Sex with a minor is by definition rape, so they should absolutely call it what it is: a credible rape allegation.
Well, unfortunately…
(And because I know people will assume otherwise unless I state plainly this is not a defense of the rapist)
Yeah, I forgot how many states are so damn creepy about age of consent. I think the alleged rape happened in Florida though, so the issue is moot, but still worth pointing out.
But also, our national definition of an adult is 18, so how the hell can the states be so different on consent? Federalism has its downsides I guess…
Curious if the downvotes are because I wasn’t totally right about the law, or something else?
I think a lot of these are covering Romeo and Juliet scenarios. 19+16 is def not ok in a lot of those.