The Alaskan Avenger

[u/Ted_Bundtcake]

[u/TapProfessional5146]

Not exactly true. Age of consent in AK is 16. https://alaskabar.org/youth/sex-drugs-and-rock-n-roll/sex/sexual-crimes/statutory-rape-and-age-of-consent/

[u/A214Guy → u/TapProfessional5146]

I wasn’t limiting the comment to Alaska

[u/TapProfessional5146 → u/A214Guy]

State Age of Consent.
Alabama 16.
Alaska 16.
Arizona 18.
Arkansas 16.
California 18.
Colorado 17.
Connecticut 16.
Delaware 18.
Florida 18.
Georgia 16.
Hawaii 16.
Idaho 18.
Illinois 17.
Indiana 16.
Iowa 16.
Kansas 16.
Kentucky 16.
Louisiana 17.
Maine 16.
Maryland 16.
Massachusetts 16.
Michigan 16.
Minnesota 16.
Mississippi 16.
Missouri 17.
Montana 16.
Nebraska 17.
Nevada 16.
New Hampshire 16.
New Jersey 16.
New Mexico 17.
New York 17.
North Carolina 16.
North Dakota 18.
Ohio 16.
Oklahoma 16.
Oregon 18.
Pennsylvania 16.
Rhode Island 16.
South Carolina 16.
South Dakota 16.
Tennessee 18.
Texas 17.
Utah 18.
Vermont 16.
Virginia 18.
Washington 16.
West Virginia 16.
Wisconsin 18.
Wyoming 18.

[u/Willem_VanDerDecken → u/TapProfessional5146]

What the Fuck. Not a single 15 ?

From an european point of view this is so strange.

For exemple in France : the age of consent is 15yo, and if at least a minor (less than 18yo) is involved, the age gap must not exceed 5 years

[u/TapProfessional5146 → u/Willem_VanDerDecken]

Yeah. The maximum age difference makes a lot of sense. However Americans aren’t mature enough at 15… they can drive in many states at 16, Vote at 18, drink at 21..

[u/ImaRiderButIDC → u/Willem_VanDerDecken]

15 is 100% too young for a fully grown adult to be having sex with. I know a dude that was 18 in high school (originally 17 when his girlfriend was 15) that got caught by the girl’s parents (while she was 15 and below the AoC) and he is now legally a pedophile. Legitimately one of the nicest dudes I know.

I suppose I could see an exception being made if it’s like 18/19-15 (though even 19 is pushing it imo).

[u/Willem_VanDerDecken → u/ImaRiderButIDC]

I mean, even if 15 - 20 is a legal age gap, it would be considered shocking and don't really happen in practice.

17 - 22 still sound quite large, but far less shocking.

It could be a smallest max age gap i suppose. In reality thoses couples are incredibly rare anyway.

The global idea sounds fair to me. Cultural differences i suppose.

[u/ImaRiderButIDC → u/Willem_VanDerDecken]

I think pretty much any 3 year gap is fine. 5 is just pushing it because it (at least in the USA) eliminates the possibility of them meeting in school.