in fact i think it's the ONLY tangible reply.
we'll always regret decisions in our lives no matter no matter
how old we get or how many years we wait to do anything. it's not
like we can make a law to protect us from our silliness.
eric, i agree with you that age of consent is arbitrarily drawn,
and i agree with you that most of these people only consider it bad
becoz the law says so. i don't even think that ALL people below a
certain age are going to regret their sexual decisions. but perhaps
let's just say, it's the lesser evil?
people at any age can make decisions for themselves, but not all
people at all ages have the ability to fend for themselves. among
the thousands who agree becoz they take charge of their lives, how
are you to save the few who agree becoz they are being forced to,
who didn't even think they had a choice simply becoz they don't
know their rights?
that's how the law works. it's an abstract rules made by a few
people on behalf of everyone else to apply in all cases. otherwise
it cannot be implemented. instead of trying to sort out which
agreements are okay and which are not (which we've all learnt can
be really messy as we've seen in all those commotions lately in the
forum), i guess it's always easier to just draw a line at a certain
age. may not be the answer to everything, but it's an answer.
