naive Wrote:In my state, two 13 year olds literally both got tried for statutory rape against each other. It's silly and ridiculous. They were found guilty and now both are registered sex offenders for life for raping children (even though they were the same age).

Yeah, that's just absurd. That's what I mean by 'obeying the spirit of the law'. I'm glad this crazy shit doesn't happen where I live. Well, we have other crazy shit.

naive Wrote:I think the age of consent should be more about stopping child predators then determining when individuals can make the choice to bang someone their own age.

Agreed.