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mk  ·  3650 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: A letter to the girl who accused me of rape when I was 15

It's disturbing to me how many of the friends I knew as kids were breaking sexual consent laws. In particular, in Michigan, sexual acts between a 17 year old and a 15 year old are considered to be criminal. I could probably find a handful of examples within my young peer group.





lil  ·  3650 days ago  ·  link  ·  

I wonder if it's still a crime if the Michigan 17-year-old slips his consenting 15-year-old partner into Ontario, has sex (under the bleachers, say, in the Riverside Baseball Park in Windsor) and then drives back to Detroit.

mk  ·  3650 days ago  ·  link  ·  

That doesn't sound very hypothetical.

lil  ·  3650 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Yeah, just imagine the conversation at the Canadian border:

   
  "Passports please.  Both of you."

  "Here."

  "You are both minors.  Minors under the age of 18 without a parent must be accompanied by a signed and notarized letter stating the parent's approval of the trip.  What is the purpose of your trip?"

  "Loss of virginity, sir.  It is illegal for consenting minors to have sex in Michigan."

  "I see."

  "But not in Ontario -- as long as the minors are within five years of each other in age."

  "I see.  Do you have a letter from your parents?"

  "Yes, officer.  My mom provided condoms too."

  "Alright, carry on."
user-inactivated  ·  3650 days ago  ·  link  ·  

:D