Which is worse: Sex with a consenting adult or ruining an entire country?
476774
I've never liked Bush, but thanks for summing up all of the reasons, and yes he should be impeached if you're interested. Clinton was a much better president.
97750
They actually never made it criminal to begin with. Why should it be? Two consenting adults agree to have sex, then one gives the other a gift. Why should a government care?
694173
Our country is the complete opposite of Europe. We are very anti "too much" sexual activity on television, and everyone throws a fit when they feel somthing is too sexual. Instead, we think it's okay to showcase a lot of violence and violent video games that small children see. We have it all wrong. There is nothing wrong with showing love on television, it all has to be done in a correct manner.
1184684
Somebody 16 or over having sex with somebody 15 or younger.
454526
I don't think English law is messed up, it's just become needlessly complicated.\nyou want weird you should hear these.\nIn California it is illegal to drive more than two thousand sheep down Hollywood boulevard at once.\nIn Washington, it is illegal to have sex with a virgin under any circumstances, including wedding night.
220660
Rape is the most disgusting thing a “person” IE sick kcuf  can do, but molesters and pedophiles are at the apex of that group.
378653
There are many ways to destroy our American society.  \nYou can flood it with immigrants with a different set of values, that is happening now.  \nYou can under educate the children, that is happening now.\nYou can destroy the middle class with high energy costs, that is happening now.\n\nOr the worst...you can (in the name of equal rights) pretend that Homosexuals are the same as Heterosexuals.\nYes, yes...you can argue that there have been gays throughout history, that gays have feelings and are people too, that we all have a right to privacy and no one should even care what happens in the bedroom.\nMy answer...gays have never had "rights" ANY time in history; gays don't have the same feelings as straights (NO they don't, when I look into my daughters eyes, and see a reflection of my wife and I, there is a "feeling" there that no homo can understand); and lastly...it's true, what you do in your bedroom is your own business, and you should LEAVE IT THERE...why bring it out at all.\n\nHomosexuality is going to help destroy this country.
948697
I think adultery and fornication are way worse. I mean honestly, what harm is a monogomous gay couple doing the world? It really pisses me off when people who cheat and fornicate have the nerve to point fingers at gays.
372045
Wait a minute people, did you bother to read the whole thing or just react to the first lines? We are talking about 2 kids and vengeful parents and probably a very vengeful little girl.\nA good attorney should be able to get a reversal based on nothing more than the facts!\nThis guy was 18, GF was 16, had been together 2 years, she gave it up, and probably enjoyed it more than once! Then, as often happens, they both change,as they are still maturing, and go separate ways. Girlie's mad so calls the cops. Did you people remain virgins until you were over the age of consent? I DOUBT IT! Just because it is a GIRL the courts feel justified,l I highly doubt there is any thought in the guys mind of little girls in this case!\n\nREAD THIS:\n\nHe was 18 and she was 16 when he got charged with a sex offence, they had been dating for 2 years at the time. When he decided to end it, her parents turned him in.
532851
It is nothing new.  It has being going on since time immoreal.  It effects all classes of society, all professions, all religions, the rich and the poor, the young and the old.  It is a curse.  It ruins more people's lives than any other form of abuse.  The do-gooders claim that the perverts are ill and need treatment.  They pay far more attention to them than they do to the victims.  Pedophiles are manipulative, clever and use tactics that can only be imagined.  I will not give any details but suffice is to say that they use language, threats and intimidation on their child victims.  The vast majority of men who have been indecently assaulted when young, seldom if ever tell anyone about their experience.  Most women also keep it 'secret' only informing their husbands when things go wrong much later in life.  Consequently the perverts appear to be 'getting away with it'.  I have worked in law enforcement and everytime the issue of capital punishment arrises (UK), I honestly and sincerely advocate the death penalty for anyone committing a serious sexual offence on a child under the age of ten.  I really mean it.  In my experience, and in many documented cases, they are incapable of being 'cured' of their sick and evil habits.  If an animal was to do what some of these people do to their young, they would be 'put down' immediately. Some of the true stories that I was told by young and indeed elderly people about their experiences as much as fifty years ago would make the strongest of stomachs, retch.  Teachers, doctors, judges, police officers, solicitors, and any other group of people you can imagine are preying on the young of society in every country of the world.  It is a sad, sad state of affairs when we cannot protect them.
52509
They've been brain-washed by an anti-sex society.\nI would hope you would do the one thing you can about this:  Make up your own damn mind about it and act accordingly.
526063
Actually it is the other way round. It is because of the social (or whatever you want to call it) 'revolution' in the US, that you ask this question at all. \n\nThe fact is that most people don't know how to 'use' this "greatest experience". It is in fact great, but from my own experience I can say, that the first time (I was 14) meant pretty much nothing and, until I got into a real relationship at 18 (I don't think the exact age is significant) it still wasn't, what it can be. \n\nAt the same time, to tell who is ready when is impossible. It really shouldn't be controlled by law, but since Americas population is quite crooked THIS IS FOR YOUR PROTECTION. If it wasn't illegal, how could you put in jail the filthy bastards, that take advantage of young girls. In the old times, this was not a question, in a good community, the family and friends, would just beat the guy to death.\n\n+ Of course most people at young age are careless. I know of many girls, who ruined their lives at very young age, because of a night with a guy. I would like to see statistics on how many of these guys stick with the girl and help raising the child. The results of this are terrible, I know from my own experience, that it is almost impossible for a young mother to raise a child alone properly.\nI just want to mention the sexual diseases, that are also a great threat.
665726
It's against the law in both countries.
127727
I think what two consenting adults do is no one else's business.  If they want to get married and be miserable just like straight people, more power to them!
586756
Seriously NO ITS NOT GOOD and its not cool at all. That happened to me when i was 17 and the guy ended up going to jail because things were fine at first and then got serious and left bruises all over me and tried to kill me. and it was all over sex and him being jealous
622865
People don't understand the context of difrent nations and stuff. For the most part people in the US and other contrues with similar laws are fully prepared for life and aware of all the problems that can come with sexual activity and the fact there can be compilcations with pegancies that young... so it's iligal for anyone to have sex with some one under 18 now if your over 18.\n\nIt's felt they are taking advantage of the persons nivity.\n\nHowever other contries, and even the US up untill about 100 years or so ago. It was exspected for people to be prepared for life and know thise kinda things MUCH younger and they where exspected to start there life sooner too. So boys where/are exspected to start looking for a wife as early as 11~15 and marry as soon as posable.\n\n\n\nI agree that taking advanage of younger teens and what not is wrong. But people tend to forget in the past and in other countries kids aren't as nivie at that age.
726550
It should be taught in school that the act of sex is sacred and should be considered a very special moment between a man a wife.  Kids that young are too imature to completely understand how complicated it is.  That is why the school systems/governements shouldn't be giving out birth control, or saying it's ok if you get pregnant and want to have an abortion.  What ever happened to suffering the consequences of making bad decisions?  That is how you grow as a person.  It's ok to make mistakes if you own up to them.  The solution is to not make sex seem like such a casual thing, so that young people don't find it so acceptable. There is still hope.