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Re:Lost Jack Kerouac story found among assassinated mafia bo... by justinator on Monday October 20, 2025 @12:40PM (#45645907)
If I -- someone in their mid 40's -- had a friend my age who had a string of sex partners that were are 16, 17, 18 and gained access to those individuals through a network constructed from fame and friends, they would cease to be my friend because that is pretty disgusting, laws be-damned.

(and you seem to not factor in that many statutory rape laws have age gap determinants)

But I see that you are different.

Re:Lost Jack Kerouac story found among assassinated mafia bo... by t-3 on Monday October 20, 2025 @02:47PM (#45647603)
I'm quite sympathetic to what you're saying, what he did was very creepy regardless of legality. I merely take issue with the idea that 16 year olds cannot consent - most people seem to think they can if the legal standards is to be used a rough indicator of societal consensus, and I can also remember being 16. That doesn't mean I think it's OK for people to molest children or that adults structuring their lives around access to teenagers or children isn't likely criminal predatory behavior.