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This is a difficult one isn’t it. I was still in short socks and navy blue knickers when I was 15…. don’t laugh its true! I was with an old school friend recently and we were laughing about it we were both so naive.
But looking back there were a few other girls in our class who were obviously sexually active, even though the age of consent was 16…. I suspect that’s the case even now in our schools… apart from the navy blue knickers that is :D
There will always be those who push the boundaries…. but I think 16 is about right.
Some of the consent laws in other countries are designed to stop teenagers experimenting with each other being turned into criminals, e.g. a 16 year old boy and a 15 year old girl. In those cases it is still considered illegal for a 30 year old to have sex with a 15 year old.
Our law is just straightforward with no shades of grey. I sometimes wonder about what makes parents try to criminalise a teenage boy experimenting with someone his own age. Completely different for a 30 year old taking advantage of a younger girl. The context is everything. Remember not too long ago it was illegal for two gay 17 year olds to mess about with each other. What start to life would it be for them to end up in the legal system?
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