Xololo wrote:
So it means, according to your view, children (under 18) ARE considered neurologically developed enough to be able to make an informed decision to consent to sex with a child (under 18) BECAUSE they are allowed to have sex and are not criminalized in the real.:rofl::rofl:
Because if this is not true according to your logic, all the teenagers who live sexual life, must be criminals and pedophiles. :rofl::rofl:
It's more or less common knowledge in the medical community that the majority of children do not have the ability to weigh the ramifications of their actions, especially those which will impact others more than themselves. The part of the brain that provides this thinking ability is not considered fully developed until about the early 20s. Because of this, it's generally accepted that "kids will be kids" and do stupid shit, so there's no sense ruining a child's life because a lack of ability to realize the ramifications of something. There are exceptions to this rule of course, (cases of rape or murder for example) but as a mentally competent adult, you DO have the ability to weigh the ramifications of a decision, which is why in an adult/child sexual relationship, the adult will be the one prosecuted, not the child.
June 26 2010<3
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