Many years ago, there were not any laws concerning consentual sex or the legal age to perform sex?

Question

So why all of a sudden people start to enforce these rules like you can consent at 16, etc.? Back in the olden days you could do anything and not get caught.

Answer 1

Actually there have been laws in place to protect the youth or centuries. It should be noted that most societies though out history have had laws, customs, or mores in place to prevent sexual access to children.

In pre-industrialized society people could marry young and it didn't affect their crops or live-stock. That was the only driving force behind those societies. The need to propagate their lineage. Therefore, it was more permissible to marry/have sex at younger ages.

Now, the woman that gets pregnant at 16 is likely to be a burden to society for many years to come. At that age people can not be expected to take care of themselves let alone a child.

To the person who thinks these laws are unjust.... The adolescent mind isn't even fully developed at the ages of 13-17. It's not just an arbitrary number like you suggest. Teens are seldom capable of making rash mature decisions regarding anything involving hormones. It's a simple biological truth. The decision was made by people with the ability to understand what effect a skyrocketing teen pregnancy rate would have on our future generations.

Answer 2

Becasue, somehwere laong the way, someone decided that the civil authorities hsould ahve th right to legislate morality. The shouldn'd. Morality is completely a religious issue and non religious bodies should keep out of it.

The main reason those laws exist is becasue the people that they impact don't have any voice in the law making process and so when someone in political office ned to have a recorded of initiative thay they have gotten passed, the pick on the most discriminated agains segment of the population, those under 18. No one will address their concerns or honestly represent them, so when someone decides that someone under 18 shouldn't be allowed to do something, then then pass a law, unobstructed because no one represents them honestly.

I say that all laws that have been passed without proper representation are unconstitutional and should be set aside and no new laws affecting them should be considered without that representation.

Just for the record, proper representation means that someone legitimately adresses their concerns, and brings them to the attention of the people making the laws. That means actually listening to them and making a real effort to understand their concerns.

It does NOT mean that you decide that this is a good reason for passing the law and that is all that matters. It does NOT mean that you substitute the need for political advancement for what it right, honorable and reaonsable.

When it comes to rights, the right to make choices in your own life is the most fundamental freedom we have, and the entire segment of the population between 13 and 17 inclusive, is denied that right simply because someone picked an arbitrary number and said it was some sort of santdard. FIX IT!

Answer 3

This isn't an all-of-a-sudden regulation of consentual age. (Not to mention you contradict yourself saying that there weren't laws, but now we are just beginning to enforce them)

And while in "the olden days" it was easier to get away with crime or focus on crimes other than sexual consent age, that doesn't mean age or propriety was a concern. Of course there is also the fact that in the "olden days" reproduction was more common.

btw When you say things like "olden days" you should be more specific about what era. Like medieval times, Jesus times, the 60s, etc.

Answer 4

Back in the good ole days were different times. A person at the age of 18 was considered a young adult because the life expectancy was not as long as it is now (40-50 yrs old at death). At the age of 18, a person was already a parent, owned property, and had been working for at least 5 years. Any woman over 18 and not married was considered an "Old Maid" back in the day.
In today's society, people live well into their 70's, hence the "age of innocence has increased from 12 to 18. An 18 year old today is still at home with parents, going to school, and never worked a day in their life. Therefore, they are still considered children because they are not taking care of themselves.

Answer 5

ok initially its way gross. Eww how might want to you sense if that sluty female develop into like your daughter or magnificent or cousin it does no longer count number how sluty she is shes nevertheless in elementary words 16 hes 40 seven he should be searching for female in thier mid 20's and up. 2d hell yea hed bypass to detention middle and he legal consent dont count number even it she had legal consent at 16 its regularly has a reduce like she will in elementary words date or have sex with adult males as a lot as like 22 or 23. third legal consent is going out the window if the ladies parrents get entangled they could nevertheless charge him for statatury rape till shes 18 then she will sleep with how ever previous of a guy she wantes.

Answer 6

because back in the old days we didnt have sicko's running around trying to trick pretty littl girls into getting into the car with them. then blaming it on htem just because they were blessed with a pretty face. it's like the child mellestor raping a little boy and telling the cops he was acting sexy. how does a little boy act sexy? because we didnt have to may cases of the boyfriend forcing the girl to suck his dick, because the world has changed.....

Answer 7

to keep pederasses like you away from their daughters