[lostalex]

Originally Posted by Toy Soldier

I get what you're saying Alex. If I serve an under-18 (gambling industry) it's me that can get a 6-month prison sentence or a £5000 fine, the person under 18 who has gambled isn't punished in any way. This is pretty obvious, because the entire point of the law is to protect young people, because they aren't yet fully able to protect themselves. That they will try to circumvent the law is fairly obvious - for exactly that reason - they are young and irresponsible, and so, it is up to us, as adults, to do our best to make sure they're protected.

thank you. it is very silly that somehow girls lying about their age when it comes to sex is treated differently. guess what, underage girls also lie about their age when they try to buy alcohol, but we never excuse bartenders for serving 14 y/o's just for claiming to be adults do we??

whereis this double standards coming from? it's coming from a patriarchy which imagines adult straight men are victims, and not children.

the concept of a child being more responsible for a crime than a grown adult man, it's ridiculous.