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Originally Posted by Radar
I don't argue about how the law is written, but it is how society and the law SHOULD view it because it makes sense. You are old enough to make your own decisions (including military, marriage, alcohol, sex, gambling, drugs, contracts, guns, etc) or you aren't.
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I would say that the fact remains that most teens have sex. Given that, I would say that it does not mean they also have the capacity to make good decisions because they can and do have sex. Laws need to be in place to protect young people from exploitation by older people. Lines have to be drawn somewhere. Because you are 15 does not mean you are capable of making adult decisions about military, marriage, alcohol, sex, gambling, drugs, contracts, guns, etc . Hell even some 18 olds are not mature enough to make good decisions. The law and society has drawn the lines. Live with it or go somewhere that it makes no difference.