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Re: The Draft Argument for 12+

Posted by Pharmakon on 2024-July-21 04:26:46, Sunday
In reply to Re: The Draft Argument for 12+ posted by Errant on 2024-July-21 01:53:45, Sunday
"It is quite plausible that harm prevention is not the primary reason for AoC laws..."

Of course it's the primary reason. Just because they take a zero-tolerance position (which is certainly flawed and ripe for criticism) doesn't mean they don't care about harm.


The position that the primary reason for AoC laws is suppression of youth sexuality is certainly a very defensible stance which always has had and always will have substantial support in our community. It doesn't necessarily involve an assumption that the supporters of AoC laws don't care about harm, but that stance, too, seems to me common and respectable among us and supported by significant evidence. The fact that AoC laws are an ineffective strategy for preventing harm is evidence, even if not conclusive evidence, that this is not their primary purpose. "Quite plausible" is a very fair description imho.

"pushing MAPs to prioritize 'safety' in sexual relationships instead of prioritizing youth welfare.
...
"MAPs... encouraged to prioritize 'safety' in partners rather than 'older' or 'most interested in and ready for sex'."

I have no idea what you mean by "safety."


I think this refers to the theory that MAPs who are sexually active with kids are incentivized by the repressive legal regime to choose their partners based on risk of exposure. (Exposure is "unsafe" for both partners.) A less punitive environment, on this theory, might lead to different choices. As an illustration, a straight boy from a poor family might be a safer partner than a gay boy from a rich family, since policing of youth sexual behavior varies with social class. But the rich gay boy might be a better partner choice if fear of exposure were not an overriding concern.

hugzu ;-p


Pharmakon
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