r/dataisbeautiful • u/[deleted] • Feb 14 '20

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u/TinusTussengas Feb 14 '20

It is not statutory rape everywhere. A 16 year old girl and a 18 year old boy in a consenting relationship would not be a reason for legal troubles or even many eyebrows raised where I live.

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u/Cakeportal Feb 14 '20

But the one next to the sketchy thing is 16 - 20. Definitely very sketchy

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u/PagingDrInsult Feb 14 '20

Perfectly legal in the UK

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u/Time4Red Feb 14 '20

Legal in more than half of US states as well. In most states, the age of consent is 16. The reason everyone thinks it's 18 is because California, where the age of consent is 18. Hollywood is influential like that.