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Originally Posted by Pierre
Fan of noncing are you?
17 / 18. Hey as soon as the clock strikes they’re fair game.
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Well, legally that is exactly how it works (in terms of pictures).
A person who is 15y 364 days is illegal to have sex but as soon as the clock strikes midnight they are 16 and legal.
A person who is 17y 364 days is illegal to send a picture of themselves naked but again as soon as they turn 18 they can.
I don't see how the legal system can manage this any other way.
There has to be a boundary which is clearly and easily defined and age is the obvious one.
So there are obvious grey areas - the lad whom Philip Schofield knew from a young boy, for example, even if they waited until relevant age limits, it's shady at best - and areas where ones personal moral spectrum mean that something which is legally allowed perhaps isn't felt as the right thing to do...
Or indeed, if there is evidence of grooming a kid under the age limit (for whatever) but doing nothing until they have passed that time.
But this is quite frankly a case where plenty of us (myself included) would see this as morally questionable at best if not wrong (quite why a guy in his 60s would want pictures of a teenage boy even if he is 18) but actually no laws are broken. In these cases it's important to differentiate between what one would personally do and what the law allows one to do (or doesn't allow). For example, some people still consider adultery to be wrong (it's not allowed in the ten commandments) yet legally leaving someone for someone else even after marriage is allowed.
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Originally Posted by Pierre
Well there’s no surprise.
Well, I think there’s a bit more nuance that has to be applied in these scenarios.
A vulnerable young adult, aged 17, or aged 18, is still a vulnerable young adult. Being over the age of 18 does not mean it is open season to take advantage or exploit that vulnerable person.
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Legally speaking - no
Morally speaking - down to personal opinion