Too Young To Have Sex; Old Enough To Prosecute (Trees And Things)

rc5781: Re: much ado about nothing

Sat, 3 Mar 2007 10:23:20 EST

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MayorBob: Re: Too Young To Have Sex; Old Enough To Prosecute

Thu, 14 Dec 2006 10:37:39 EST

According to the story, the only reason anyone knew she had sex with the boyfriend was because she got pregnant. I didn't see anything about whether she had an abortion, carried the baby to term, or if she has custody of the child (if it was born).

ms sue: Re: Too Young To Have Sex; Old Enough To Prosecute

Thu, 14 Dec 2006 10:29:36 EST

She'll be doing life with the little bundle of joy.

Did I miss something here? Is she pregnant?

In any case, I don't see this as some big symbol of anything other than a screwed up law that needs tweaking:

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wetkarma: Re: much ado about nothing

Thu, 14 Dec 2006 08:53:47 EST

It's odd because there situation is clearly unique. I mean I don't expect a lot of 12 & 13 year old kids to be CAUGHT having sex right? Okay so It's not likely you'll see a lot of these prosecutions.
Which part is unique? The

permazorch: Re: Too Young To Have Sex; Old Enough To Prosecute

Thu, 14 Dec 2006 08:23:57 EST
Let the conviction stand & rot, for all I care. z.c. shouldn't do a millisecond of time for the state. She'll be doing life with the little bundle of joy.
Wouldn't all the records be expunged at 18, anyway?
Poor, stupid kids.

JimmyHavok: Re: madness

Thu, 14 Dec 2006 01:00:05 EST
You obviously don't remember what it was like to be 13.

humorlesscretin: Re: madness

Wed, 13 Dec 2006 18:36:25 EST
One in a million? Not where I went to school. I don't recall any pregnancies, but certainly 13 year old couples were caught having sex on school grounds a time or 3. Luckily for them, this was in New Jersey so all they got were matching s

AI: much ado about nothing

Wed, 13 Dec 2006 15:41:22 EST
Bear with me on this.
Two kids had sex that was against the law.
It's odd because there situation is clearly unique. I mean I don't expect a lot of 12 & 13 year old kids to be CAUGHT having sex right? Okay so It's not likely yo

MayorBob: Re: madness

Wed, 13 Dec 2006 14:23:55 EST
No, this is what comes from the inapt wording of a law clearly intended to protect children which, in a one in a million type event, has the effect of making criminals out of them.

rombuu: Re: madness

Wed, 13 Dec 2006 11:31:27 EST
I don't think 13 yr olds are capable of informed anything...

ms sue: Re: Too Young To Have Sex; Old Enough To Prosecute

Wed, 13 Dec 2006 11:26:21 EST
... for juveniles who are 16 and 17, having sex with others in their own age group does not qualify as a crime. Juveniles who are 14 or 15 and have sex with peers can be charged with unlawful conduct with a minor, but the law provides for mitigation whe

wetkarma: madness

Wed, 13 Dec 2006 09:34:38 EST
This is what comes from the law automatically presuming that minors are incapable of informed consent. Had the kid been given the opportunity to offer a defense of consensual sex, this whole story wouldn't be an isuse.