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329 sats \ 10 comments \ @carter 4h charts_and_numbers

16 is kind of young.

I don't think those are all complete on/off cutoffs. I believe many states have formulas for how much older one party can be, until some other broader age of consent is reached.

42 sats \ 2 replies \ @grayruby 3h

Yes I think this only applies if one of the parties is considered an adult. At least that is how it is in Canada.

40 sats \ 1 reply \ @Undisciplined 3h

I haven't looked into how each state's laws were interpreted, but what I think it's really showing is the minimum age someone can be to have sex with an 18 year old.

Some states allow an age gap of one year, so they'd show as 17, but that doesn't mean a 30 year old can be with a 17 year old legally.

Other states allow an age gap of 18 months, so they'd show as 16.

0 sats \ 0 replies \ @grayruby 3h

I see.

27 sats \ 4 replies \ @k00b 3h

I grew up with 18 in California. I recall being 19 and feeling conflicted about an 18 year old with a crush on me (my ex was a year older than me so I never had to think about this kind of leverage before).

42 sats \ 3 replies \ @0xbitcoiner 3h

I'm not sure if it's the same in the US, but in a lot of countries, there's a rule where there's a 4-5 year age difference for something to be considered a crime.

0 sats \ 0 replies \ @Undisciplined 3h

There's something similar, but the gaps I'm familiar with are much narrower

0 sats \ 1 reply \ @k00b 3h

imo the trickiness has less to do with the legality and more so the power imbalance.

0 sats \ 0 replies \ @samhainsam 44m

the power imbalance and being “unconscious about it” and how that not only doesn't stop/prevent this but seems to encourage the normalization of couples with such a significant age gap