diff options
Diffstat (limited to 'content/entry/stupid-laws-regarding-teen-sexting-and-child-pornography.md')
| -rw-r--r-- | content/entry/stupid-laws-regarding-teen-sexting-and-child-pornography.md | 4 |
1 files changed, 2 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/content/entry/stupid-laws-regarding-teen-sexting-and-child-pornography.md b/content/entry/stupid-laws-regarding-teen-sexting-and-child-pornography.md index 1324a0b..750dbd5 100644 --- a/content/entry/stupid-laws-regarding-teen-sexting-and-child-pornography.md +++ b/content/entry/stupid-laws-regarding-teen-sexting-and-child-pornography.md @@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ The majority of teen sexting goes unpunished even if police end up finding out s However, some teen sexting cases are prosecuted as possession of child pornography, leaving teens with a criminal record. This is a completely over-zealous and senseless application of criminal law. If the images are being coerced in some way, that's different. But I'm talking about cases where police are punishing completely victimless and consensual behavior. -I think one problem with these laws is having a cut-off age to begin with. If the age of consent is 18 and a 17-year-old and 18-year-old engage in consensual sex, is the 18-year-old a statutory rapist? I say no. If the age of consent is 16 in a state with no [Romeo and Juliet laws](https://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/Statutory_rape#Romeo_and_Juliet_laws), and a 14-year-old and a 15-year-old engage in consensual sex, did they rape each other? Of course not. That's ridiculous. +I think one problem with these laws is having a cut-off age to begin with. If the age of consent is 18 and a 17-year-old and 18-year-old engage in consensual sex, is the 18-year-old a statutory rapist? I say no. If the age of consent is 16 in a state with no [Romeo and Juliet laws](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Statutory_rape#Romeo_and_Juliet_laws), and a 14-year-old and a 15-year-old engage in consensual sex, did they rape each other? Of course not. That's ridiculous. Many countries like Finland actually agree with me on this and have more reasonable laws in place. They stipulate that consensual sex is not rape if "There is no great difference in the ages or the mental and physical maturity of the persons involved." @@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ If a 51 year-old-man man solicits nude pictures from a 13-year-old girl, that's ## Child Pornography -I'm skeptical that pedophiles downloading child pornography they didn't solicit is always harmful. My position comes from the [current research](https://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/Relationship_between_child_pornography_and_child_sexual_abuse "Relationship between child pornography and child sexual abuse"): +I'm skeptical that pedophiles downloading child pornography they didn't solicit is always harmful. My position comes from the [current research](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Relationship_between_child_pornography_and_child_sexual_abuse "Relationship between child pornography and child sexual abuse"): > "A range of research has been conducted examining the link between viewing child pornography and perpetration of child sexual abuse, and much disagreement persists regarding whether a causal connection has been established." |