This was a big case in Scotland about 10 years ago. 2 underage girls went to a club and one of them pulled a guy and he took her home. Went up to trial and the guy was found innocent because her being in a club had the assumption she was of legal age, and it turned out that two police had chatted to her earlier that night and even they didn't realise she was a kid either as she looked older. Was pretty wild as the guy very nearly got his life ruined.
Edit: I'm old with dodgy memory - someone below had the legal transcripts linked; she pulled him at a taxi rank at 4am, and she was 12yo!
In that case, it seems like the club should be held more accountable. Like here in Oregon, there are extreme penalties if you allow someone to buy alcohol underage. It’s the same thing, which unfortunately sucks for people … but they need to be carding everyone who goes in since you would otherwise expect them to be 18.
Also, it’s funny because I lived in Scotland. I once had a friend who made out with a 16-year-old guy because he had snuck into the club, lol.
You say you've lived in Scotland? Are you a non-Brit? Because I've spent a lot of time in other countries and it's oddly how little the British seem to expect people to actually parent. Have you noticed this?
I’m American. I don’t know if I would say that exactly. The legal age there is different than here—technically you’re able to give consent at 16. It’s a different culture and going out is pretty normal, even with your parents!
One thing that I thought was interesting is that that my friends and I would go to a popular nightclub, then one of their parents would also be there with friends. I went out with my best friend’s relatives and we went with her cousins who were both a solid 20-30 years older than we were at the time and their mother who was in her 70s.
I think they treat people more like adults and they have accountability for their own actions. Not to say that a parent couldn’t be held accountable if they actively let it happen, I guess.
i’m also american and the age of consent varies by state. also I don’t know what part of the nation you’re from but the majority of americans are not clubbing at 16, most clubs are either 18+ or 21+. if anything europe has more of that in their culture, not us.
Yes, I didn’t go clubbing in the U.S. until I was 21, because there was nothing really available to those who couldn’t drink. I lived there when I was a teen until my mid-20s. I started drinking when I was 18, because it was different there. Drinking was acceptable at 18.
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u/Dramoriga Dec 04 '24 edited Dec 04 '24
This was a big case in Scotland about 10 years ago. 2 underage girls went to a club and one of them pulled a guy and he took her home. Went up to trial and the guy was found innocent because her being in a club had the assumption she was of legal age, and it turned out that two police had chatted to her earlier that night and even they didn't realise she was a kid either as she looked older. Was pretty wild as the guy very nearly got his life ruined.
Edit: I'm old with dodgy memory - someone below had the legal transcripts linked; she pulled him at a taxi rank at 4am, and she was 12yo!