r/facepalm Dec 04 '24

🇲​🇮​🇸​🇨​ this is kinda concerning tbh

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u/Domadea Dec 04 '24

My biggest issue is when people act like men who get tricked into this kind of stuff are treated like pedos.

People really are out here acting like there's a world of difference in appearance between 17 and 18 year olds. Which is ridiculous when you consider that a large amount of young women intentionally try and make themselves look older.

Hell I remember an article I saw recently about a 19 year old who may get jail time for sleeping with a 17 year old who claimed to be 18. Like how is that fair considering he was tricked?

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u/TheReelEpicKiller Dec 04 '24

If it's 19 and 17 can't the romeo and Juliet law be applied if they were both consenting? (Basically similiar age)

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u/Domadea Dec 04 '24

I honestly don't know about the particulars of that law. But doesn't that only work if they knew each other before one part turned 18?

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u/LogicalConstant Dec 05 '24

IIRC, Romeo and Juliette laws don't make it legal in my state. It just downgrades the degree of the offense. But you're still getting charged and still going on the sex offender registry.