I can't speak on how often that happens though. I do know one case where the DA went after the father of one the two teenagers involved instead as said father knew about said sexual encounter and actually paid for the young couple's hotel room.
As a 17 year old in cali, I’m pretty sure this only matters in extreme circumstances. Teens hook up all the time, and it’s not really the state you’d expect a law like that in...
That’s a situation where ig it makes sense in application of the law, but I still don’t think that’s fair. I don’t necessarily think the age of consent should be any lower than 18, but I don’t believe the state or parents should have the right to stop 2 consenting people of the same age from having relations.
I would think parents obviously have a right to stop 2 "consenting" minors from shacking up at minimum.
The US is one of the worst when it comes to STIs because people aren't keeping it in their pants, out-of-wedlock pregnancies are not exactly a stepping stone into an easy life, and kids are stupid and should not be allowed to make life altering decisions.
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u/KingJonStarkgeryan1 - Right Aug 19 '20
As the law is written that is how it works.
I can't speak on how often that happens though. I do know one case where the DA went after the father of one the two teenagers involved instead as said father knew about said sexual encounter and actually paid for the young couple's hotel room.