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Old 06-07-2006, 04:45 PM   #18
Happy Monkey
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Originally Posted by 9th Engineer
You're still missing my point. Everyone is assuming we all share an immutable definition of what defines someone as a child. I think we'll hear the argument made that 'child' only describes those under 12 years old, not teenagers.
You could hear any argument, it's a free country. People can make any argument they like. If someone tries to shut down NAMBLA for making the argument, the ACLU may support them, but they won't support the argument itself.

Just for note, the current federal age of consent guidelines are "12 if the age difference is under 4 years, 16 otherwise", and a few states have their own.
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