Yes, it is profound.
The fact that the US is one of the few countries with such a high age of consent is ridiculous. There's obviously a reason why menstration starts when it does. As the saying goes, "Old enough to bleed. Old enough to breed."
And, no, I'm not advocating anything which is not consensual, nor anything where someone is used.
However, when I was 12 -- and that's while growing up in a conservative, rural area, my friends and I knew darn well what those parts were for.
Seeing people arrested for having consensual sex with their underage old girlfriend is nuts, especially when the parents fully approve of the relationship.
There are many legitimate cases where two people of different age groups can and do fall in love. That's where the problems with the law meet reality.
What was meant to protect from abuse is being used to prevent legitimacy simply because someone along the line in our country didn't like the idea.
