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Originally Posted by hyfe
Yes, it is unreasonable. Having sex with an 8 year old might be immoral, and certainly is unlawfull, but that doesn't mean we should just take a word with strong negative connotations and slap it on to ensure people will feel enough revulsion.
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I seriously doubt that the reaction towards a person would be much different if it would be called "happy consentual girlfriendsex with underage children" instead of "rape".
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Originally Posted by hyfe
Rape is having sex with someone who is not consenting. Hence, if someone is consenting, it's not rape. Even if we're overruling somebody's consent, claiming it's not good enough due to age, intoxication or general mental abilities*, it still doesn't change the fact that consent was given.
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That might be your personal definition but the law is very simple and straightforward in this matter IMHO. There are certain requirements for a person to be able to give legal consent and one of the most important of them is age. No ability to give legal consent -> no consent in front of the law.
If your opinion is that children of 8 years should be legally allowed to give consent to having sex (with adults) then
a) we disagree
b) you can freely create a movement/party trying to change the law in this matter in democratic countries. But dont mistake "freedom of speech" with "freedom of consequences" (like it is often done on GD) when you start your campaign.
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Originally Posted by hyfe
Some molesters rape children, others have sex with them.
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Thats your opinion - another point of view would be "Some rapists are more violent to children then* others."
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Originally Posted by hyfe
This isn't a question about morality, who's able to give consent etc. It's a question about language, precision and fear-mongering. Please don't buy their inane logic.
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Im glad to know the question about having sex with 8 year old children isnt a moral issue and i will now double my efforts to not buy any "inane" logic no matter by whom.
* is it "then" or "than"?
is there a simple rule for this in english?