LordRetard wrote:If I Recall Correctly: (in Ontario)
Age of consent is 16
Age of drinkin' is 19
Age of votin' is 18
One year of sober voting, then it all goes down hill!
Australia
Age of consent is 16 (could be younger, but the age of the person your sleeping with comes into account then)
Age of drinking is 18
Age of voting is 18
Age of gambling is 18
EDIT
Paying 'adult' prices at the cinema, theme parks and sundry: 18
Government decides they can't pretend your not an adult any more, and you may just need their assistance: 25
Age of Consent (varies from state to state) in Florida: 16.
18: Right to smoke, vote, and join the army.
21: Right to drink, gamble, and buy porn (Not 100% sure on the last two).
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I think it's 21 in Vegas, but it may very well be that the casinos give free booze to the people who are gambling and so are trying to head underage drinking off at the pass. Not sure, though.
Police said they spent some time working out if they could charge the man with being armed with a weapon, as technically he was armed with part of a fish.
The age to vote used to be 21 just like drinking, but since they could be drafted, they insisted on getting the vote at 18.
Also, I think most people, even at the age of consent, are far too vulnerable emotionally to be having sex that is truly "consensual". I mean, just because your body is capable of reproducing you should have the right to go out and hump whatever? A rush of hormones is more involved than an actual decision making process.
It is far too easy to influence the younger guys and girls into sex already. There should be a reason we have it as a deterrent! How many young girls get pregnant in high school and can't go to college? It's hard enough to afford it and keep up with the course work as it is. Imagine if the school yard were opened up as the next frontier of sexual conquest.
I hardly think that the average teen is able to think about the long term consequences of things. How many people refuse to use condoms because they think their partner is a virgin? How many teens are aware they might have STD's? How many men feel that it is not their obligation to be involved in the baby's life, as they only wanted sex?
And yeah, pedophiles suck. I mean, I've seen some 13 year olds that look 18 when I was in middle school, so if it really was an accident I feel bad for those folks. Other than that, burn in a fire.
mountainmage wrote:Maybe it is 18, then. The thing is, I've never actually bought porn before.
Who does? Anyone could get it online. For free.
You'd be surprised. I mean, it's not like Adult video stores have gone out of business anyways. Not all of their revenue comes from toys and other accessories.
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