Jan 26 2012, 10:23 PM
George, Of The Jungle Wrote:It depends on the states law themselves, but yes, that is illegal. And for the most part, the legal age of consent is 17 in ~30 states, some are lower, some are higher, but 17 is the average age.henry Wrote:George, Of The Jungle Wrote:Well yeah, so it's not absolute, it's relative. It varies over time, culture, etc... There's examples of societies where child marriage was common.in the bold, the state of Georgia, U.S., the legal age of marriage is 14.
And again, I don't support this, in my country the age of consent is 16.
And I agree with that system, as long as judges obey the spirit of the law (not the letter) and don't convict a 16 year old for having sex with a 15 year old.
I thought the age of consent in US states was always between 16 and 18? Maybe they don't convict a 14 year old for having sex with a 17 year old. But isn't it illegal when a 30 year old has sex with a 14 year old?