there's a case in CT right now of some 18 year old kid being prosecuted for having sex with his 15 year old girlfriend. CT law allows for sex with a minor when the difference in ages is 3 years or less; this kid is 3 years and 15 days older than his girlfriend.

And he honestly thought it would be okay to have sex with a 15 year old?

Stupidity should be against the law, and he should go to jail for that alone.

All 18 year old boys are stupid; they're not mature yet. While he isn't exactly an angel for what he did, he doesn't deserve to have his life ruined either.

"All 18 year old boys are stupid; they're not mature yet."

If these boys are stupid, then allowing them to legally have sex with girls would be dangerous, would it not?

If you don't feel comfortable letting an idiot have a loaded gun, then you shouldn't be comfortable not having legal restraints upon these boys with something just as dangerous. At least, with guns, you can defend yourself. Maybe if the one girl (not the 15 year old) had a gun, she could have kept from being taken in there to begin with.

If being an idiot means going to jail for having sex, looks like you'll stay a virgin for life San.

BTW, it was quite consensual. Every one that saw the tape said she enjoyed herself.

She is under the age of consent. Doesn't matter if she enjoyed herself. It is still a crime.

"Every one that saw the tape said she enjoyed herself."

Everyone who saw the tape saw child pornography!!!

if we stop telling girls that they are victims and weak and will get taken advantage of, maybe it will stop happening. if we send them messages of empowerment and taking responsibility and control instead, i think the end result would be much better. empowerment does NOT mean becoming an oversexed tramp, however.

too often we act as if women need to be protected from everyone else. if a fifteen year old has an eighteen year old boyfriend and decides to have sex, it was a choice that she made. not being taken advantage of. probably a STUPID choice, but a choice nonetheless. personally, my fifteen year old wouldnt be hanging out with an eighteen year old. period. but that's just me.

i even think this applies to some situations apply to some of these "predators" who prey on young girls. the older men are at fault, most definitely, but if your child decided to have a rendezvous with someone on the internet, they need to take some responsibility for their actions. kids aren't stupid. they don't suddenly become intelligent humans overnight when they turn eighteen. why aren't these girls (and boys) being taught how to be responsible and how to think and recognize when people are using you? what's wrong with these kids?

i remember when that whole elizabeth smart thing happened, i (and others) wondered why this girl who seemed like she should be old enough to know how to go to the cops for help, ended up in the situation she was for as long as she was. doesn't part of that stem from the fact that parents are not teaching their kids how to live in the real world ? sure, they don't need to be thrust out into the "adult" world, the real world, but they need to be aware of it.

our kids need more education, not more protecting. not more fear mongering. and definitely not more reinforcement of the idea that they are natural victims just because of their sex.

Not to be argumentative, but I'm sure retarded girls have fun when the neighbor kids trick them into pulling their panties down. There's a world of difference between having fun and being taken advantage of. Was this the case here? I can't say I don't really have an interest in bagging teens. Can you tell if she was being taken advantage of in a video? Maybe, but no one MAKES the retarded girls flash themselves to the asshole kids on the block either - how can you differentiate the two situations? The lack of a fat lip and 2 shiners does not substantiate consent.

"Everyone who saw the tape saw child pornography!!!"

Arrest the judge, jury, and prosecutor.

She wasn't retarded. So your point is? The law was applied in a overreaching and racist manner. Hopefully the prosecutor will indeed have his law license revoked.

So consent is defined as the ability to make a judgement that is showing maturity?

None of what is shown in the Wilson case is mature. In fact, about 39 percent of the state’s high schools have graduation rates less than 60 percent.

And who do you blame for that? The results are clear, another generation of indigent drug peddlers, hookers, inmates and voters looking for a handout.

Isn't America grand?

they also have lots of kids that go on to graduate and go to college and become hard working tax paying contributing members of society. they have a number of really good universities that aren't populated completely by out of state people. sure, there are plenty of problems with our educational system in this country, but i don't think that's the crux of the problem. and while we can legislate all kinds of things, you can't legislate parenting.

i'm not quite sure what you expect people to do about this, apen. you seem prone to criticise and not to offer any helpful insights