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From the Washington Post:

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Va. Tells Men: No Sex With Young Girls

The Associated Press
Monday, June 14, 2004; 1:57 PM


RICHMOND, Va. - The state is posting billboards with messages such as "Isn't she a little young?" as part of a campaign to dissuade men from having sex with underage girls.




The campaign is aimed at reducing the number of young girls who have children with older men, the Virginia Department of Health said Monday.

In 1999 and 2000 in Virginia, men over 18 were responsible for 219 births involving girls who were 13 and 14, the department said.

Messages such as "Isn't she a little young?" and "Sex with a minor, don't go there" also appear on posters, coasters and napkins in bars, restaurants and stores in five cities.

"We encourage adult men to talk to their peers and discourage them from pursuing teenagers. What they are doing is unhealthy and against the law," said Robert Franklin, a health department official.

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This is the first thing I did when I read this: :lol:

Since so many men seem unaware of how inappropriate it is to be sexually interested in a girl who's still really a child, public education like billboards/advertising are a good idea.

It should be illegal everywhere for a person under 21 to have a sexual partner who's more than 3 years older or younger than they are.

THE BILLBOARD HAS SPOKEN!

Here in Canada, the legal age of consent is 14, but it's illegal for anyone in a position of power over you (teacher, religious leader, etc.) to have sex with you up until the age of 18.

Here in Canada, the legal age of consent is 14, but it's illegal for anyone in a position of power over you (teacher, religious leader, etc.) to have sex with you up until the age of 18.


The above is true, however ther are a couple of additions. People as young as 12 may have sex as long as their partner is within two years of their age, and no-one under the age of 18 can give consent to anal sex - a fact that of course is deemed discriminatory by gay teens.

Here in Canada, the legal age of consent is 14, but it's illegal for anyone in a position of power over you (teacher, religious leader, etc.) to have sex with you up until the age of 18.


The above is true, however ther are a couple of additions. People as young as 12 may have sex as long as their partner is within two years of their age, and no-one under the age of 18 can give consent to anal sex - a fact that of course is deemed discriminatory by gay teens.

Wow, there's another law I've broken. :lol:

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Breaking the law, breaking the law! Break-ing the law!