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Oh no, won't someone thing of the children.
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What century is this again?
Oh it gets worse. This change is just the most recent in a series of states updating their laws since 2017. Because a study was released that showed almost 200,000 child marriages in the US between 2000 and 2015. And over the next three years years another ~100,000 happened.
And while it's important to remember that a 17 year old marrying an 18 year old is technically child marriage, and 16-17 year olds girls who marying men who were over 18 or older but less than 29 is over 90% of those statistics. There were dozens between girls who were 12-14 and men who were 40+, some were 60+. And that it is still legal in several states if certain criteria are met.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Child_marriage_in_the_United_States
for anyone surprised at this, I learned from an Ask Lemmy thread that the age of sexual consent in well over half of the USA is 16 years old, in something like 30 states.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Age_of_consent_in_the_United_States
up until that point I figured it was 18 across the US.
I was real wrong.
The vast majority of American movie and tv just use 18 regardless, to avoid any legal issues
Which is why a lot of Americans, even ones living in states where it's 16, think it is 18 in all states.
In the UK and many other developed countries also. Seems quite standard. America likes to infantise the youth so it'll be 25 before long.
"Infantise" while trying to shut down child marriages.
Fuck off.
I think they were refering to the drinking age. It's beyond fucking stupid you need to be 21 to drink in the US.
That's our own fault though. The number 1 demographic causing drunk driving accidents was people 18 to 21. Making it so that they couldn't drink in bars made them more likely to stay home to drink.
Not really, brain development doesn't stop until ~24. Alcohol inhibits that. I mean, I don't think you should wait til 24 to drink but there is reasoning there, even if that's not their reasoning. But if I was legally allowed to drink at 18, (I did, but not legally) alcohol likely would have been much more problematic for me, personally.
There is also the fact that when getting alcohol illegally, you make deals with shady people like anything of that nature. I dunno, there's lots of arguments to give here but none that would decisively say which is right and wrong.
As bad as that is, a kid doesn’t have to be anywhere near the age of consent for their parents to marry them off to an old man (let’s be real, that’s what’s happening).
And since they aren’t old enough to be the one consenting to the marriage, they can’t file for divorce and if they try to escape, they are treated as run aways and returned to their abuser (again, let’s be real, that’s what’s happening).
Statuary rape is legal if the poor child’s parents consent. And they can do it in 36 US states. Including California. Do better.
What? Was that not the norm?
It's the bible belt. Those people don't think with their brains. Actually, they sometimes don't think at all. Welcome to America! Where we tore down a beautiful land, full of lush trees, running rivers, breathtaking mountains, and sprawling deserts, in exchange for strip malls, churches, dry ravines, mountains of garbage (both figuratively and literally), and casinos.
You're seeking morality from a nation who twice elected an open racist. Your expectations of this country are too high. We are trash. And I won't change my opinion until society does better.
You’re seeking morality from a nation who twice elected an open racist.
Don't forget a rapist and felon!
It makes me sad that you're talking about our president, and you aren't wrong.
When I was a kid, I remember the standard was that if you were really good in school, got perfect grades, and worked hard to achieve your goals you might have a chance to be president one day.
Then W Bush became president. Suddenly mothers had no leg to stand on saying you need to be smart. It's like that old Tennessee saying, I know it's it in Texas, probably in Tennessee too, fool me once, shame on you, fool me twice...shame on....uh.....shame......can't get fooled again!
And just like that, idiots can be president. Everybody thought the presidency reached the floor, and it couldn't get any lower.
Ah, innocent times.....
We had had no idea that bedrock was the goal. Now you don't even need to be a decent person to be president. We have those close to trump saying things like "empathy is a weakness". And once again, it feels like the presidency can't sink any lower. But we've felt that way before, so I'm afraid to think that way again. As they will continue to amaze and astound us with new innovative ways to descend our nation into dizzying new lows.
Honestly at this point, I'm 50/50 on the fence on whether or not total destruction is the plan, or if literally nobody has any idea what the plan is.
Maybe they only have concepts of a plan.
And if it fails, you know whoever voted for it to not pass is a child predator. Hopefully there's a list of people who voted "no" on it that gets leaked so people, especially parents, know who to cut contact with.
Hopefully there's a list of people who voted "no" on it that gets leaked
There is no need for leaks, it's right in the article:
The final version of the bill passed the House by a vote of 129-14, with one member voting present. In the Senate, it passed by a vote of 32-1. Sen. Mike Moon, R-Ash Grove, was the only vote against.
I mean, basically every Republican legislature or executive is a child predator. It's like a prerequisite to join the party. Their ratings don't drop when they're exposed.