Age of consent

[Gamera]

There has been a debate in the Peruvian parliament recently. Whether to lower the age of consent for sex to 14 or to keep it to the current 18. In different countries there are different points of view, in South America mostly we are among the ones with the highest age limit (being 14 usually the age of consent in SA).

In my opinion it should be lowered, if not to 14, then to 16. Mainly because in the highlands, for example, they get married and form a family many times while being very young, and the "age of consent is 18" law is usually used by mothers who don't like the girl's boyfriend in order to send him to jail. That's one reason, of course there are plenty of others as well, on both sides.

Which are your opinions regarding the "age of consent" in each of your countries? Which would be a proper "age of consent"?

[Eldritch]

I don't think an age of consent of 18 is realistic, or even necessary. I'd probably set it at 16, with the maximum age difference for the partners of under 18-year olds at around five years or so.

[Vasconcelos]

I don't think an age of consent of 18 is realistic, or even necessary. I'd probably set it at 16, with the maximum age difference for the partners of under 18-year olds at around five years or so.

It's how it works here, with the partner being at most 4 years older.

[antonio]

12-14 (Spanish one is 13). Historically there were another reasons. Reason today is that average kids are exposed to too much shit to be controlled, specially taking into account the kind of "parents" some children have.

[Grumpy Cat]

In Canada, it's 14 for heterosexual sex, but the current government wants to raise it to 16. I agree to this.

It's 18 or 19 for homosexual sex.

[Austin]

In Texas seventeen is the legal age of sexual consent.

Literally though it is a joke of a law. Some girls who are 14-16 could (and often do) pass as 20-25 physical-looks wise.


The Mexicans are all pregnant in my city by the time they are 17 usually. I'm not joking on that, look up where most new U.S. births are, south-central Texas is the prime spot thanks to illegal aliens.

[Bloodeagle]

Here, the age of consent is 16. This does exclude those adults who are in positions of authority and trust, like teachers, police and foster parents.

[The Ripper]

Citing the famous Jimmy Carr on the Mexican age of consent (12 years of age):

I guess that's one way to deal with paedophile problem. "She looked twelve to mee" [/Mexican accent].

[Sahson]

Honestly i still do not think teenagers at 16 and 17 have the mental maturity to have consensual sex...

[Austin]

From what I've seen in Texas the whites who are pregnant by 18-20 are the ones who were raised in strict country/conservative settings, the very type that will lecture you on morality will usually be pregnant by the time they are nearing college putting all the burden on their parents. Such whites are in decline though numerically and socially, I'd refer to them as what used to be. It is the suburban ones with a secular slant and motivation and or modern sensibilities who are untainted and have upward mobility in this respect, most of them do not get pregnant or get someone pregnant.

The Mexicans have a different culture in that they believe in lots of kids early on. This is partly due to a fervent Catholic mentality but also the reality that most Mexicans live in poverty. This means that more kids=more welfare money. In my city over half are Mexican and the goal of many is to become a proud welfare queen. By 15-20 most Mexican girls are under massive pressure to marry and have kids from everyone else in their communities who largely already do. The guys refer to them as their 'baby mamas' meaning that they are not with her but she has his child and takes care of it while he messes around.

Personally I would mandate government temporary-sterilization for all minorities till the age of 24. It would save the taxpayer hundreds of millions in wasted welfare costs.