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@sjw @shebang depends on where we're talking about.
shit places like washington have an AOC of 21. people really are retarded over there i guess.
i still think a sliding scale works best, which allows for minors to consent to their peers but not adults/older adults (for instance in utah it's 14-18, 16-22, 18+). i feel like there could be another bracket of like 12-14 or something too but in actuality it's not needed because that kind of shit never gets prosecuted anyway. and there are romeo/juliet laws too (10 years in utah which is pretty high tbh, the highest in the country).
@beardalaxy @beardalaxy @shebang wait, really? So you're considered an adult yet still not old enough for adult activities? That's quite the mental gymnastics. That's expected for a place like Washington tho.
@beardalaxy @beardalaxy @sjw @shebang it was always 16 there but like a few other states it isn't absolute. there are provisions that apply to people like teachers and legal guardians until 21. but as long as you're a total stranger it's 16
@beardalaxy @beardalaxy @sjw @shebang I prefer this approach since 16 seems fine to me but "father rails stepdaughter who can't legally move out" seems wrong. or 22 with 17 kind of weird imo but whatever 
wait you're a student teacher at her highschool?!
wait you're a student teacher at her highschool?!
> The latter may not be illegal
yeah but it _is_ explicitly illegal in a lot of US states and I think I'm pretty ok with that
the states with these laws usually also have romeo and juliet provisions in addition fwiw. I don't remember WA specifically but something like 12-16 age range is usually subject to increasingly large age gaps being permitted. so something like 15/17 being legal but 15/19 being illegal that sort of thing
> the former is still rape if it's unwanted
> if it's unwanted
that's the entire problem such laws seek to address. if grooming is recognized as a BadThing™ then how is the situation where someone "consents" to someone with that sort of power over them significantly different? (obligatory 💢💢 correction 💢 joke)