A Lifetime with the Law
One Moment with Passion, A Lifetime with the Law
Statutory rape laws should be enforced, but to a certain extent so teenagers won’t have to lie to their parents about dating older individuals, and so parents will have more control over their children. Regardless whether there are laws on statutory rape or not it’s still going to be out there. The government doesn’t suggest that anyone is free to do whatever they want. However, the government should believe that people are free to make their own choices as long as those choices do not involve force. Instead of making stricter and unreasonable laws that are just going to be easily broken by teens, the government should find one reasonable solution to reform statutory rape across America. The government should as well take more effort in publicizing statutory rape laws, and sending out messages to teens to be cautious for sex offenders to help decrease the number of statutory rape cases per year. Overall statutory rape laws in the U.S. should be reformed. There are various definitions when it comes to statutory rape the FBI definition is: “statutory rape is characterized as non-forcible sexual intercourse with a person who is younger than the statutory age of consent” (“What is statutory rape”). Current statutory rape laws differ from state to state so different states each administer different punishments A sex offender convicted of statutory rape in Texas would most likely receive an easier punishment in California for that same crime or in some cases no punishment at all if they are of the age of consent in that state (Gillhouse). “All states have an age of consent, or an age at which a person can legally consent to sexual activity and can then no longer be a victim of statutory rape” (“What is statutory rape”). The definition of statutory rape disallows the age of consent and makes it unlawful for any individual to have forced or consensual sex with a minor or anyone under the age of 18 (Berman). If an
Statutory rape laws should be enforced, but to a certain extent so teenagers won’t have to lie to their parents about dating older individuals, and so parents will have more control over their children. Regardless whether there are laws on statutory rape or not it’s still going to be out there. The government doesn’t suggest that anyone is free to do whatever they want. However, the government should believe that people are free to make their own choices as long as those choices do not involve force. Instead of making stricter and unreasonable laws that are just going to be easily broken by teens, the government should find one reasonable solution to reform statutory rape across America. The government should as well take more effort in publicizing statutory rape laws, and sending out messages to teens to be cautious for sex offenders to help decrease the number of statutory rape cases per year. Overall statutory rape laws in the U.S. should be reformed. There are various definitions when it comes to statutory rape the FBI definition is: “statutory rape is characterized as non-forcible sexual intercourse with a person who is younger than the statutory age of consent” (“What is statutory rape”). Current statutory rape laws differ from state to state so different states each administer different punishments A sex offender convicted of statutory rape in Texas would most likely receive an easier punishment in California for that same crime or in some cases no punishment at all if they are of the age of consent in that state (Gillhouse). “All states have an age of consent, or an age at which a person can legally consent to sexual activity and can then no longer be a victim of statutory rape” (“What is statutory rape”). The definition of statutory rape disallows the age of consent and makes it unlawful for any individual to have forced or consensual sex with a minor or anyone under the age of 18 (Berman). If an
Cited: "A reasonable and logical revamping of Statutory Rape ." Social Extinction . 19 Nov. 2011 Frances, Allen. “Going for the Wins in SVP Cases,” Pshychologytoday.14. Jul. 2011 Paludi, Michele. Teen Violence and Victimization. 1st edt. Santa Barbara : Praeger, 2011 “What is Statutory Rape.” Sexlaws.org. Sex laws, 30 Jan. 2012. Web. 30. Jan. 2012. .