Re: Sexual Offences Act 2003, UK

"Jim Justjim" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
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> > > "P Diddy" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
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> > > > > Ann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > > > > > >> One bit I've seen and would question is why they deem it
> > necessary
> > > > > > >> to make it illegal for adult relatives to have sex.  I don't
> > > > > > >> know what the rationale behind this is.  I can't see why two
> > consenting
> > > > > > >> adults should have any limits put on their sexual activities.
> > > > > > >> People do break the law in this regard and I don't see what
> > > > > > >> harm it does.
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > >Conceiving an incestuous baby is harmful.  Otherwise, I have to
> > > > > > >agree.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Why is it?  Who is it harmful to... and every time?
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Ann
> > > > >
> > > > > It is only harmful to the baby if there is some genetic disorder
> > > > > that relatives might be more likely to have.
> > > > >
> > > > > > >> I'm also wondering if the age of consent is too high and I
> > > > > > >> think it will be lowered gradually over the coming years but
I
> > > > > > >> think it will take time.
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > >> Now we just have to see how the courts will act and what
> > sentences
> > > > > > >> they give.  I don't imagine much will change there and I will
> > > > disagree
> > > > > > >> with the sentences given.  We can give them the Act but we
> > > > > > >> can't
> > > > force
> > > > > > >> them to use it properly.
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > >> Ann
> > > > >
> > > > > The age of consent has been steadily increasing all over the
world.
> > > > > I
> > > > have
> > > > > never heard of AOC going lower anywhere in the past 20 years.
> > > >
> > > > And what age is that? You do not give a starting age.
> > >
> > > Every country (and in the US, every state) has a different age of
> > > consent. I didn't give an age, because there are so many different
> > > ages.  The age
> > of
> > > consent, in the past, has been as low as 10 in some countries.
> > >
> > > > I have head of
> > > > cases where the age has been as young as 13 years old. Is that too
> > young?
> > >
> > > I wasn't commenting on if it was too low or what too low would be.
The
> > > poster had said that they thought the age of consent would be lowered.
> > > I said that I have never heard of the age of consent being lowered,
> > > only raised.  In my state, the age of consent used to be 14, but has
> > > been
> > raised
> > > to 16.  People are talking, now, about raising it to 17 or 18.  I have
> > > never heard any in power talking about lowering it back to 14.  I have
> > > never heard of anyone in power talking about lowering the AOC
anywhere,
> > for
> > > anything.  I just don't see it happening in the future.
> >
> > See I do. With the kinds of advertisements we see in US, the very sexy
> > music videos, sex sells everything, and the people selling the ads seem
> > to be younger and younger. The age of girls/guys are lower than they
used
> > to be. This is a youth oriented society...I don't know how young, young
> > is...but I don't think it will stay 18 forever either.
> >
>
> But the ages in advertisements have been getting younger and younger, and
> the kids have been getting sexier and sexier (more sexually explicit), but
> the age of consent has been increasing.  Maybe it is a reaction to the
> advertisement, etc.  Whatever it is, I don't think they will lower the age
> of consent.  I wouldn't be surprised if it doesn't become 18 in all
states.

I think it SHOULD be, but what is the average age of one's first sexual
experience? I think as teenagers become more active, std's and pregnancy
become more apparent, lawmakers will have to deal with the obvious, kids ARE
having sex, and lower the aoc.



>
> > > > Many Asian and African countries have pre-arranged marriages, with
> > > > very young brides...read this:
> > > >
> >
http://216.239.51.100/search?q=cache:DwmD2h2RP78C:www.crin.org/docs/resou
> > > >
> >
rces/publications/WhoseRighttoChoose.pdf+%2Bcambodia+%2B%22age+of+consent
> > > > %22&hl =en&ie=UTF-8
> > >
> > > This is an interesting article, but is dealing with the age of girls
> > > being forced to marry and not with the age at which a girl (or boy)
can
> > > give legal consent to have sex with an adult.