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Originally Posted by MaDalton
this is retarded and it would be also retarded if the guy was 30 and the girl 17
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What that man said.
The law was passed in a time before MTV, HBO, etc.
History.
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While the age of consent is now set between 16 and 18 in all U.S. states, the age of consent has widely varied across the country in the past. In 1880, the age of consent was set at 10 or 12 in most states, with the exception of Delaware where it was 7. The ages of consent were raised across the U.S. during the late 19th century and the early 20th century. Until a few decades ago, many states used to have provisions requiring that the teenage girl must have been of previous "chaste character" in order for the sexual conduct to be considered criminal. In 1998, Mississippi became the last state to remove this provision from its code.
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Time for the law makers to join the real world.