dagblog - Comments for "Al Franken Shouldn't Resign"

It sounds good and then the

PeraclesPlease — Mon, 27 Nov 2017 23:19:50 +0000

It sounds good and then the Comments get depressing. It's like going to RealClearPolitics, and noting that there's absolutely nothing that can't have a contrary conservative response - including statutory rape. Like zombies, you can hit 'em in the face with a shovel and they keep on getting up.

https://medium.com/

jollyroger — Mon, 27 Nov 2017 21:27:45 +0000

In reply to Al Franken Shouldn't Resign

A brilliant deconstruction of the current field of play--(also poignant as fuck)

A Survivor’s Defense of Al Franken

https://medium.com/@SIIPCampaigns/a-survivors-defense-of-al-franken-ea99...

Damn, guess I send back my VS

PeraclesPlease — Tue, 21 Nov 2017 15:15:25 +0000

In reply to Peracles, according to my

Damn, guess I send back my VS tickets...

Peracles, according to my

CVille Dem — Tue, 21 Nov 2017 14:54:17 +0000

In reply to Yeah, I got to thinking - I

Peracles, according to my husband, the standard is this, if you are a guy:

Half your age plus seven. Makes sense to me, even for 18 year-olds.

I can tell you that when I was 14 i really was very much a child.

a hah, inherent in that video

artappraiser — Tue, 21 Nov 2017 13:29:33 +0000

In reply to Recent news had a 2-year-old

a hah, inherent in that video I see the whole children having children problem....children as pets...or chattel--it's sad if you lose one, but you can always make more...Even if the parents are "of age" (whatever that is.) Not that I like how far we've carried the opposite view with the special car seat laws and tricycle helmets, play dates with approved playmates, etc.

And I was just pointing out

artappraiser — Tue, 21 Nov 2017 13:22:01 +0000

In reply to I'm talking about 14 year

And I was just pointing out that I think"child molestation" is just the wrong accusation here. Perhaps badly. Because most 14 yr. olds should have some knowledge of sexual acts, and what they could say no to, but maybe not the savvy to say no. Here wikipedia says it better:

The term statutory rape generally refers to sex between an adult and a sexually mature minor past the age of puberty.[1][6] Sexual relations with a prepubescent child (generically called child sexual abuse or child molestation) is typically treated as a more serious crime.[1][6]

Because they are at an age where they are open to experiment, that's why we decide a cut-off age. From the descriptions of Moore's behavior from others even without going from this one he sad/she said description, one can deduce he was clearly in this category, and most of us think of his behavior as creepy and indicative of a desire to commit statutory rape.

But here's coming at this from a different angle: advice on a website for teen girls. that gives you an idea of the problem of setting a hard and fast cutoff age. Puberty is a real thing, a cut off that makes a lot more sense.

Recent news had a 2-year-old

PeraclesPlease — Tue, 21 Nov 2017 10:50:00 +0000

In reply to Some dude left his 3 year old

Recent news had a 2-year-old Vietnamese kid riding a ~~8-foot~~ 20-foot Python in a riverside market. Outsiders don't understand, but the snake was a pet, a toy and transportation for the kid. The 3rd world is multitasking whether we like it or not. Definite win - the kid'll be deesigning snake drones at 12 (if he survives).

Of course girls are often more advanced for their age...

Really? Guess we were

PeraclesPlease — Tue, 21 Nov 2017 10:44:00 +0000

In reply to I'm talking about 14 year

Really? Guess we were trendsetters in my day, and I always thought we were behind the curve. Live and learn.

Update: I was thinking age for sex, but I guess use of credit cards too, and everything else. I even figured out how to climb a telephone pole to reroute video.

Some dude left his 3 year old

ocean-kat — Tue, 21 Nov 2017 08:37:38 +0000

In reply to I don't get it - I gave my

Some dude left his 3 year old daughter in an alley frequented by coyotes and people condemned him for it. Why? It will either toughen her up and teach her valuable survival skills or improve the species. Win/win no?

I'm talking about 14 year

ocean-kat — Tue, 21 Nov 2017 08:28:25 +0000

In reply to Yes I agree people draw

I'm talking about 14 year olds, your link isn't pertinent. Yes about half of high school teens have sex but the vast majority of them are 16 to 18. I doubt that many are 14 though I couldn't find data that breaks down first sexual encounter by age. Of course I think parents and teachers should inform teens about sex but being informed doesn't mean they need to have sex and definitely not with 30 year old men. I'm glad society agrees and sets the age of consent above 14.

I also think one should need to give a credit card number before one can access free porn. Porn is the worst education tool to teach children about sex. Requiring a credit card number will stop a lot of younger teens and pre-puberty age adolescents from accessing the sites.