Sex crime can't possibly happen if we just make sure than nobody ever thinks of teenagers as men and women.
They have boobs and beards and hips and deep voices, but they're children. Sure.
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Boobs and beards doesn't make a girl a woman or a boy a man. Responsibility, understanding and ownership of actions is a trademark of adulthood.
As for sex crimes, it is only a number game based on when the majority come of age. Yes, there are exceptions and many states are flexible with parental consent.
More importantly I think the definition of a minor is outdated and should actually be extended into the mid to late 20s. Don't take this as an insult to your generation. Chickens develop fast and are stupid birds, but crows take years to raise and are very intelligent. Slow and steady wins the race!
Nope. Regardless of your cultural baggage biology is still real. Vague concepts about proper social interaction have nothing to do with becoming an adult. Children become adults when nature puts them thru puberty. This is basic science. Your #ScienceDenial is embarrassing.
You think everyone should be legally a child until "the mid to late 20s"
Okay. So obviously no one under 26 can ever join the military. We can't have child soldiers. and clearly no one under 26 can work full time. That would be child labor. So you want to kick tens of millions of active working people out of the productive economy, and who will support them? Who's gonna make up the billions in tax revenue that that huge number of newly made "children" no longer pay?
If sex with a minor is "statutory rape" and you raise the age of majority to 26, then we somehow have to police the sex lives of tens of millions of people aged 18-25 to make sure they never have sex with anyone 28-32. How's that gonna work? Practically speaking you're talking about criminalizing the sex lives of tens of millions of people. That's gonna cost a bundle, in dollars, and in human suffering.
Science denier, hahaha, now that is funny. Actually I do agree that people grow into their adult bodies at different ages, but just because they have the body doesn't mean they have the mind set.
I have had this very conversation with my acquaintances in Japan. If a grown woman has a preadolescent body, does that make you a pedophile? Or if a minor has a woman's body, does that make you a pedophile? The simple answer is that if they are under 18 and without parent consent you will go to jail.
Also I agree that children shouldn't be sent to war. My dad was sent to Vietnam frontline at 19 years old.
I think your argument should be more about government over reach, and better define what the purpose of government should be. Because nobody wants a pedophile in their neighborhood.
adulthood is not a "mind set"
In what jurisdiction is "The simple answer is that if they are under 18 and without parent consent you will go to jail. " true?
You seem like a person who makes up lots of bullshit
Oh, I can tell you are very adult! How physically mature you are with a mind of a 12 year old. 🤣🤣🤣
Maybe one day you will grow up and understand what I am saying.
And yes, the law is the law. It changes over time based on social norms and power.
re: " does that make you a pedophile?"
Pedophilia is a real thing. It has a real definition. It takes 2 minutes with Wikipedia to learn what it is.
I agree, as you stated in quoting the under 18.
Wow. You're a fucking moron and damned proud of it too 😀 😀 😀
I must be to a proud moron to keep talking to you 😛 Just curious why you joined nostr and are not on your TikTok account.
Dumber than a basset hound on Quaaludes 😀 😀 😀
Wow, I just read through your crazy ramblings. Now I am even more concerned about your mental health. "Fighting bigotry"??? Just another social justice warrior teenager. Glad us adults suppress you until your 30s and 40s.
You normies are really filled with a lot of bigotry and hatred. Calling me stupid is really hurting my feelings. Actually I don't think you really know what stupid means. 😘 
At what age does synaptic pruning stop happening??? You still have a child's brain until that age. Puberty is only one facet of many body changes before becoming an adult.