im not saying remove the law to encourage sexaul behaviour more im just saying that the law is not being obeyed by a high proportion of teenagers so why have it if it has no effect on what teeagers do

The current age is 16 and young people are having sex. If you lower it,will people be having sex at an even younger age and learning about it at an even younger age?

Isn't there enough pressure to grow up as there is ?

well yes exactly my girlfriend was 16 the first time we done it and i was 15 so technically she was breaking the law by having sex with me but the law needs to oversee things like that considering we are in a long term relationship

It need to be there for all the others that it does stop. Lets not forget the risk of pregnancy. Lowering or abolishing it would raise the amount of teen pregnancy which doesn't need to be any higher than it already is.

The current age is 16 and young people are having sex. If you lower it,will people be having sex at an even younger age and learning about it at an even younger age?
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I agree, and what can we expect then,?
I can see one benefit though kids not having time off school to look after kids, at this rate they will be in the same school only different year grades.

This world has officially gone mad...:whistle:

well yeh i agree with that as my 11 year old sister had a sex education lesson last week and they gave them all condoms which i think is one of the main reasons why people are having sex at such a young age, i think that the educating of sex should be held back until they are at least 14 or 15

But if the law was to overlook any example of law break then think of the criticism it would recieve for not overlooking everything. It's the age old case of people accusing the law of having deifferent rules for different people.

I agree, and what can we expect then,?
I can see one benefit though kids not having time off school to look after kids, at this rate they will be in the same school only different year grades.

This world has officially gone mad...:whistle: [/quote]
LMTO :laugh:

Wow! I had sex ed when I was 11 too but it was extremly vague. They actually said "When two people love each other they have urges to roll around and hug and kiss each other which sometimes leads to other things"! That could possibly be down too it being a catholic schoo, I was attending at the time and it was a cartoon they used to show us! But it didn't include talk of condoms, protection or anything like that.

but to be honest having under age sex is not the worst crime in, unless you physically hold someone down and have sex with them against their will then its not really a big deal

no she said they were taught about everything from the healthiest way to have sex to oral sex and masturbation the lot!

Well you and I both know that but as I said before a crime is a crime and the law can't say its OK to break the law this way but not this way. That would be hypocritical of them.

OMG! One kid asked about masturbation and was PUNISHED!

some great shools in the Uk I am very impressed, did anyone learn maths and english in between all this ...lol

i really hope so, i left school last year and so my sex ed lesson was 6 years ago and it went no where near as graphical as that. I think the most we did was had to draw a diagram of a Vagina and Penis and learn about the organs!

It's 17 in Ireland which I think is better than 16. Having a limit is never going to stop people have underage sex. But it should be there. Young people need a bit of guideage about when you should be mature enough to do certain things like have sex. And it prevents old perverts getting away with sleeping with innocent young girls. I'm probably making no sense...

When i first saw this thread i thought you were just trying to be provocative and to be quite honest i felt :mad: as i work with people who have been victims of abuse.

This is why i wanted to know what you would consider the acceptable age of consent?

Now thanks to the Adult replies you have received tonight i just want to say this thread has actually turned out to be very interesting,so:cheer:'s

. I'm probably making no sense... [/quote]

Oh, no your not, makes very good sense to me, don't forget this wasn't about lowering the age this was to abolish the age completely... thats where sense departed.

Oh, no your not, makes very good sense to me, don't forget this wasn't about lowering the age this was to abolish the age completely... thats where sense departed. [/quote]

Oh thanks! Well then basically my post makes sense if those reasons were for not abolishing it...

Could not agree more, I think the problem was the title.
But the thread was well thought/argued and sensitively put from origin, that deserves credit.....:cheer:

yes this thread has definately opened my mind to views about the topic i never thought of before, its clear that abolishing the age limit is a clear no go and that making it higher or lower will simply will not work, but whatever we do youngsters will continue to haver sex, but one thing we can all agree on im sure is that its there to protect young girls from falling in to traps of 40 year old perverts, am i right?

Oh thanks! Well then basically my post makes sense if those reasons were for not abolishing it... [/quote]

Yes, I should have made that more clear to you sorry.
You made perfect sense in not wishing to abolish an age limit.

with that in mind i have changed the title

I'm 43 and i'm far from being a pervert!
Are you trying to undo all your good work after all i've just said about you? :shocked:

, am i right? [/quote]

Spot on honey, and at least you have the maturity here to have made plans for your future, I only hope that care and good intentions are well rewarded and happy for you.
Even if they do go wrong at least you have sincerely thought about the prospects of the future.
I wish you and your partner a happy life together. :kiss: