Age of consent??
I was talking about this with a friend the other day. Can someone explain this to me? How can the "age of consent" vary so much by state and by country?
I looked it up here:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_age_of_consent
If you are able to consent at a certain age in one state/country, surely a lawyer could argue it's not something set in stone?? How can it be 16 in Nevada, 18 in Oregon, then 21 in Washington??!
Compare 14 in China, 13 in South Korea. Then in Maldives it is 18 for a guy, but 9 for a girl. Wtf??!
Arkansas is almost there:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ages_of_consent_in_the_United_States#Arkansas
"there is a defense for sexual contact if the younger (<14) minor is not more than 4 years younger if 12 or above, or not more than 3 years younger if under 12. For acts involving penetration, the exception is 3 years for all ages below 14."
Seriously?
I looked it up here:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_age_of_consent
If you are able to consent at a certain age in one state/country, surely a lawyer could argue it's not something set in stone?? How can it be 16 in Nevada, 18 in Oregon, then 21 in Washington??!
Compare 14 in China, 13 in South Korea. Then in Maldives it is 18 for a guy, but 9 for a girl. Wtf??!
Arkansas is almost there:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ages_of_consent_in_the_United_States#Arkansas
"there is a defense for sexual contact if the younger (<14) minor is not more than 4 years younger if 12 or above, or not more than 3 years younger if under 12. For acts involving penetration, the exception is 3 years for all ages below 14."
Seriously?
