Ask Dr. Helen: Should Men Be Kicked Out of the Church Nursery?
Dr. Helen wrote: ” …I think that the age of consent should be 16 …”
I’d vote for 14 for boys and 15 or 16 for girls,. but this is certainly a detail where reasonable people can agree to disagree. But you left out a key point: Do you think that the age of the partner should matter as long as there is no hint of implied coercion in the relationship? I don’t, and if I’m not mistaken, the current law in Canada agrees with me.
As an aside: I don’t know what the law is in other States, but here in Montana any 14 year old who has passed a 10 hour hunter safety course is legally permitted to go Big Game hunting *ALONE* in Grizzly Bear country.
So, as far as the State government is concerned, my 14 year old daughter is mature enough to pick up a 30-06, strap a pistol and some knives to her waist, and go make life & death decisions involving deadly force with the exact same rights & responsibilities as, say, a 40 year old.
So, in other words, she is legally presumed to be capable of holding her own against a 400 pound bear or an 800 pound Elk; but if some 150 pound man [gasp, shudder] comes along and tries to flirt with her, she is presumed to be a helpless infant — the same as a 4 year old.
This is DUMB !!!!
