PERVERT AT LARGE
A pedophile predator is at large in the city today - and parents at Oliver School are holding their children a little tighter - after a Grade 2 girl was sexually assaulted inside a washroom.
www.edmontonsun.com/News/Edmonton/2006/04/04/1518973-sun.html
This is a sad commentary on our laws. When our kids are not even safe in our schools, something desperately needs to be done. You drop your kids off at school and expect them to be safe until you pick them up again. I do not blame the school or teachers, I blame our court system for being too soft on criminals, especially sexual predators.
Our judges need to get into the real world, they are so out of touch with reality they think it's okay for an older man to stalk young children on the internet.
We need the age of consent to be raised from 14 to 16 so that parents can protect their babies, because no matter how developed physically a 14 year old is today, intellectually and emotionally they are still little kids.
Parents need the ability to protect their young, but if a 14 year old wants to have sex with a 22 year old or older person, the parents have no way legally to stop it. Or worse yet, if a swingers club doesn't serve alcohol, they can legally let a 14 year old join in their games.
At 14, these children can not drive a car, vote, or drink, but they can have SEX, legally with someone who is 40???
In the last sitting of Parliament, the Liberals and Bloc voted against raising the age of consent, the NDP were split on the issue. Only the Conservatives supported it.
Raising the age of consent is going to be a part of the Conservative plan to get criminals behind bars and keep them there, I hope this time it passes. Shame on any MP who votes against it this time!
1 comment:
14 is pretty crazy to be considered an age of consent. But I saw that it was increased to 16 so that's good.
I dunno. I wonder if we Yankees seem like prudes with our ages 16-18 consent laws (depending on the state)? But really I think it's like you said. A 14 year old is still a kid. Heck many 16 years old aren't even that mature. But then I guess you gotta draw the line somewhere.
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