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Originally Posted by Kitsune
In Florida, there is no difference between a pedophile and a sex offender. Any "sex offense", from urinating in public to molesting a toddler, gets you listed in the state's database (your name, address, etc, but not the specific offense you committed) and forces you to abide by the same restrictions and lack of rights after your sentence is served.
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It's the same in California. Your bladder can be ready to explode, but if you safely pull off the side of the highway and take a pee in the bushes, you're labeled a "sex offender" for life.
I personally believe kids under the age of 18 can't grasp all of the ramifications of having sex and therefore can't be trusted to make reasonable and rational decisions regarding it. They have no consent to offer because all consent belongs to their parents. I'd keep laws against having sex with those under 18, but allow the judges to have discretion to make the punishment fit the crime.
For instance, making both of them work at an STD clinic, abortion clinic, orphanage, etc. but not being called "sex offenders"