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Originally Posted by James81  I think it's wrong because a 40 year old and a 14 year old aren't on the same mental capacity. (Oh, and btw, I know there is a double standard here too...if a 40 year old woman has sex with a 14 year old boy, people cheer....which I think is disgusting personally....)
A 14 year old is still trying to get a handle on the world, doesn't have a whole lot of experience with which to base her decisions on, doesn't understand the consequences of sex, etc. A 40 year old, on the other hand, has the experience, is used to the world, *should* understand at that point the consequences of sex, etc.
I think that that fact alone sets the 40 year old at an obvious advantage in manipulating a 14 year old. And a 14 year old wouldn't have the mental resources to deal with that or see it coming. |
The problems and consequences of sex are the same in every age. Why should a 14 year old not have sex with a 40 year old when he or she can have it with another 14 year old?
You don't need sex for abusing your power anyway. And intimiate (but not sexual) relationships aren't forbidden between teens and adults either.