Re: Texas Polygamists--sf in real life?

In article <8zqPj.13117$yD2.582@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>,
 Jette <bosslady@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:

> David Friedman wrote:
> > In article <6XnPj.12993$yD2.3074@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>,
> >  Jette <bosslady@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
> > 
> >> Sean O'Hara wrote:
> >>> In the Year of the Earth Rat, the Great and Powerful Paul Ciszek
declared:
> >>>> In article <674sqpF2muqg9U1@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>,
> >>>> Sean O'Hara  <seanohara@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
> >>>>> I haven't seen anything like that. There's the girl who called in
a 
> >>>>> complaint against the compound, but she can't be found. There are
the 
> >>>>> underage girls who've been taken into custody, but they're being
kept 
> >>>>> away from the press -- though even if they do "consent" to the 
> >>>>> marriages, their age nullifies it. And there are the adult FLDS 
> >>>> It's really quite simple:  If you see a pregnant 15 year old, or a
> >>>> 16 year old nursing mother, statutory rape has occured.
> >>>>
> >>> Well, no. It's only statutory rape if one party is above the age of 
> >>> consent. While that's likely the case here, you'll excuse me if I
don't 
> >>> automatically believe everything the government and media says about

> >>> unpopular religious groups.
> >>
> >> OK, so if you see a pregnant 15 year old or a 16 year old nursing 
> >> mother 	*with a 51 year old "husband"*
> > 
> > Married, legally with parent's permission, in New Hamp****re at 13 or
in 
> > Canada, last year, at 14.
> > 
> 
> As far as I'm concerned - *parents* can't consent for you.  If you 
> can't consent for yourself, it's not consent.

I think in all of these situations, the consent of the parties is 
required. Parental consent is an additional requirement when the parties 
are below some age.

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