https://www.conservapedia.com/api.php?action=feedcontributions&feedformat=atom&user=DeltaalphaConservapedia - User contributions [en]2026-11-12T19:39:10ZUser contributionsMediaWiki 1.35.14https://www.conservapedia.com/index.php?title=Age_of_consent&diff=335166Age of consent2007-11-14T02:59:33Z<p>Deltaalpha: /* States/Territories and their Corresponding Age of Consent */</p>
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<div>The '''age of consent''' is a legal and moral principle. It presupposes that children and adolescents are not morally capable of making [[free will|free choices]].<br />
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Not being able to make free choices absolves minors from adult guilt if they commit certain crimes. Either their parents will be held responsible, as in case of theft or vandalism, or the child will simply be considered "too young to know better". <br />
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Children typically cannot enter into binding contracts, are not permitted to drive cars on public roads, join the armed forces or get married. In the [[United States of America]], however, a parent may permit their 17-year-old child to join the armed forces. Various states in the U.S. differ as to what age a minor must be before their parents can permit them to marry. <br />
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When an adult has sexual intercourse with a minor, this is considered [[statutory rape]] because the child is not old enough to make such a weighty decision as to enter into a sexual relationship. The age of consent for this decision varies.<br />
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It sucks<br />
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The age of consent sucks ass.<br />
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==References==<br />
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[[Category:law]]</div>Deltaalphahttps://www.conservapedia.com/index.php?title=Age_of_consent&diff=335165Age of consent2007-11-14T02:59:08Z<p>Deltaalpha: /* Age of consent in law */</p>
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<div>The '''age of consent''' is a legal and moral principle. It presupposes that children and adolescents are not morally capable of making [[free will|free choices]].<br />
<br />
Not being able to make free choices absolves minors from adult guilt if they commit certain crimes. Either their parents will be held responsible, as in case of theft or vandalism, or the child will simply be considered "too young to know better". <br />
<br />
Children typically cannot enter into binding contracts, are not permitted to drive cars on public roads, join the armed forces or get married. In the [[United States of America]], however, a parent may permit their 17-year-old child to join the armed forces. Various states in the U.S. differ as to what age a minor must be before their parents can permit them to marry. <br />
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When an adult has sexual intercourse with a minor, this is considered [[statutory rape]] because the child is not old enough to make such a weighty decision as to enter into a sexual relationship. The age of consent for this decision varies.<br />
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It sucks<br />
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==States/Territories and their Corresponding Age of Consent==<br />
Worldwide, the average age of consent is 16.<ref>http://www.avert.org/aofconsent.htm</ref><br />
{| width="80%" class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"<br />
![[Alabama]]<br />
|16<br />
![[Illinois]]<br />
|17<br />
![[Montana]]<br />
|16<br />
![[Puerto Rico]]<br />
|??<br />
|-<br />
![[Alaska]]<br />
|16<br />
![[Indiana]]<br />
|14<br />
![[Nebraska]]<br />
|17<br />
![[Rhode Island]]<br />
|16<br />
|-<br />
![[Arizona]]<br />
|18<br />
![[Iowa]]<br />
|14<br />
![[Nevada]]<br />
|16<br />
![[South Carolina]]<br />
|14<br />
|-<br />
![[Arkansas]]<br />
|16<br />
![[Kansas]]<br />
|16<br />
![[New Hampshire]]<br />
|16<br />
![[South Dakota]]<br />
|16<br />
|-<br />
![[California]]<br />
|18<br />
![[Kentucky]]<br />
|16<br />
![[New Jersey]]<br />
|16<br />
![[Tennessee]]<br />
|18<br />
|-<br />
![[Colorado]]<br />
|14<br />
![[Louisiana]]<br />
|17<br />
![[New Mexico]]<br />
|17<br />
![[Texas]]<br />
|17<br />
|-<br />
![[Connecticut]]<br />
|16<br />
![[Maine]]<br />
|16<br />
![[New York]]<br />
|17<br />
![[Utah]]<br />
|16<br />
|-<br />
![[D.C.]]<br />
|16<br />
![[Maryland]]<br />
|16<br />
![[North Carolina]]<br />
|16<br />
![[Vermont]]<br />
|16<br />
|-<br />
![[Delaware]]<br />
|14<br />
![[Massachusetts]]<br />
|16<br />
![[North Dakota]]<br />
|18<br />
![[Virginia]]<br />
|18<br />
|-<br />
![[Florida]]<br />
|14<br />
![[Michigan]]<br />
|16<br />
![[Ohio]]<br />
|16<br />
![[Washington]]<br />
|16<br />
|-<br />
![[Georgia]]<br />
|16<br />
![[Minnesota]]<br />
|16<br />
![[Oklahoma]]<br />
|16<br />
![[West Virginia]]<br />
|16<br />
|-<br />
![[Hawaii]]<br />
|16<br />
![[Mississippi]]<br />
|16<br />
![[Oregon]]<br />
|18<br />
![[Wisconsin]]<br />
|18<br />
|-<br />
![[Idaho]]<br />
|14<br />
![[Missouri]]<br />
|14<br />
![[Pennsylvania]]<br />
|16<br />
![[Wyoming]]<br />
|16<br />
|}<br />
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==References==<br />
{{reflist}}<br />
[[Category:law]]</div>Deltaalpha