Should The Age Of Pornographic Consent Be Raised From 18 to 21?

[Slaughter]

The pic is saying hinting at the fact that she is underage. What could be anywhere from 16-18 in the US. Having sex with an underage girl is statutory rape, which is the same as rape, what means you can go to jail for like 10(+?) yrs or so

No girl is wroth 10 yrs of my life...........But I would think twice about it

And what if I'm underage myself, I go to jail too?

 

[Bill3000]

I'd prefer no age of pornographic consent. Age of consents in general suck; the purpose, "purity", is ********.

 

[The Yankee]

No. Besides, we have much more to worry about than whether an 18 or 20 year old is getting a peek at someone's naughty bits. Like telling them how not to end up getting people pregnant.

 

[PredatorFett]

Teens are definitely not more immature nowadays than they were years and years ago. You'd have to be pretty immature yourself to surmise something like that. If what you say is true however, than where do we draw the line? When do we cut the umbilical cord? Do we not let kids make their own decisions to the point where we're babying them? I think not. Please don't take this the wrong way, I know you can make your own choices.

 

[GenMarshall]

Keep it at 18. Why put another product at the same reach as alcohol?

 

[Berzerker]

Figure it out for yourself.

I have, and I respect porn stars for providing a service lotsa people want and enjoy

 

[CIVPhilzilla]

Maturity is not tied to an age.

 

[Mandeville]

Also, I find the fact pornographic studios target actors who have recently turned 18 and look young for their age and market them as 'barely legal' to be disgusting with pedophiliac elements.

This part made me laugh the most. We should only look at cougars with bushes.

 

[Cu Chulainn]

I chuckled at that. You can't objectively say teens are more misbehaved now then before.

I believe I can. Up until recently (say last 100 years or so) the average teenage girl had cared for sick and dying relatives, younger siblings, and was more competent at taking care of a house than I will probably ever be. Responsibility creates maturity, and theres no chance that the average teen today has even a fourth the responsibility of the average from 1800.

 

[Mandeville]

I believe I can. Up until recently (say last 100 years or so) the average teenage girl had cared for sick and dying relatives, younger siblings, and was more competent at taking care of a house than I will probably ever be. Responsibility creates maturity, and theres no chance that the average teen today has even a fourth the responsibility of the average from 1800.

Wow. Despite 207 years of technological advance you think thats how it is? Surely responsibility is overwhelming compared to 1800.

 

[Hygro]

I hate arguments that say teenagers can't do something because "they don't have enough judgment," especially ones over 18.

Teenagers have incomplete judgement, so while many of them have full judgement in most important areas, lacking adult judgement in places that don't matter and therefore aren't that noticeable, some are lacking adult judgement in places that have adverse affects.

 

[b etor]

hmmm... nopenopenope. 18 is a good age.

 

[The Yankee]

Hey, isn't it already 21 in one or two states?

 

[b etor]

not in PA

 

[Mandeville]

We should concentrate on Thailand where the age of consent is 4. I suggest a moderate rise over a twenty year period.

 

[Bill3000]

We should concentrate on Thailand where the age of consent is 4. I suggest a moderate rise over a twenty year period.

I'd suggest a moderate decrease over a twenty year period to Thailand's levels.

 

[silver 2039]

I'd suggest a moderate decrease over a twenty year period to Thailand's levels.

I concur very much

 

[woody60707]

lol, this is one of the most lop sided polls I've seen here.

 

[Souron]

And what if I'm underage myself, I go to jail too?

In practice, No.

In principle, you'd still be a juvenile, so if you are tried as such you could only go to jail (or whatever the juvy term for it is) until 21, and it does not go on your criminal record.

In my state there is a sketchy loophole that a child can be tried as an adult. It is not spelled out by law when this is appropriate. If that happens, then the 10+ penalty applies. Also, in my state you are considered an adult at age 17, so if you are 17 you would also be tried as an adult.

 

[Angst]

Let the market decide.

It had to show up sometime.