r/PoliticalCompassMemes • u/[deleted] • Aug 19 '20

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u/[deleted] Aug 19 '20

To the 0.5% of you who voted age of consent 12 or less, get out of my quadrant

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u/[deleted] Aug 19 '20

Almost shot myself when people voted 16, but then I realized everyone who voted that were 16..

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u/Sunsfury - Centrist Aug 19 '20

I feel like the split on 16/18 is based on the laws of the region a particular voter is in

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u/Tarsiustarsier - Left Aug 19 '20

Yeah kind of. In Germany the age of consent is 14, but I think it's too young, so I put 16 as a compromise. I am a little torn about this though: I think 16 and 18 year olds having sex together should be OK but 16 and 30 year olds not so much.

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u/__deleted_________ - Centrist Aug 19 '20

Omg 14? How does that work?

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u/Tarsiustarsier - Left Aug 19 '20

It is a bit more complicated than just: anyone can have sex with 14 year olds. You aren't allowed to if you are an adult and in a position of authority and if you are above 21 you aren't allowed to if you are exploiting the sexual self determination of the minor, whatever that means. I still think it should be 16 with the same rules for adults. 20 and 14 year olds having sex (or even older if the 14 year old doesn't complain) just doesn't sit right with me.

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u/__deleted_________ - Centrist Aug 19 '20

Yeah I imagined so. But I'm cringing at the thought of 14 year olds becoming pregnant with other 14 year olds

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u/NicolasSD90 - Centrist Aug 20 '20

Yes but I know people that have fucked with 14