This is straight up incorrect. 17 is the age of consent in New York, and many other states are 16. A minority of states have 18 as the age of consent.

I agree it’s fucked up for an adult and a teen to be together, but this is a law we’re talking about.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ages_of_consent_in_the_United_States

I wasn’t talking about the law.

I had sex at 17 with an adult and have 0 regrets. It’s pretty normal. I think I would’ve had more regrets if I refrained from doing it because people like you think that’s what I should do, lol.

To put things into perspective and why it’s always good to talk specifics, I was 17 and she was 20. I guess she’s a shitty person who raped me and should be in prison, lol. We ended up being together for years, it was a great relationship :)

But I guess from your ‘logic’, if this occurred in a different jurisdiction (or if I had waited 2 months for my 18th birthday,) then she would be off the hook for any and all judgement.

It’s funny watching you people always pivot to the law as though every law is just and people are good based on how well they obey laws.

Unfortunately there are still states where like 16 and 15 are the ages of consent

I saw your deleted reply; no I don’t think it’s appropriate, see my comment.

First off: there is no federal age of consent law. You weren’t “going off” anything.

What you said is factually untrue. You’d see that with a quick search. That’s all I’m saying.

No, I don’t think it’s appropriate. It is, however fucked up, still legal.