tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19913884.post114743495721495968..comments2023-04-14T06:24:55.668-04:00Comments on Everyone takes their turn: 13 or 18? Girl's age at issue in Web dateTom Gagnehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11466965984472091709noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19913884.post-1147727609553020182006-05-15T17:13:00.000-04:002006-05-15T17:13:00.000-04:00Another update.It turns out the girl's mother was ...Another update.<BR/><BR/>It turns out the girl's <A HREF="http://www.detnews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060513/METRO/605130346/1003/METRO" REL="nofollow">mother was smoking pot</A>, the daughter new about it, and that mom had her own MySpace pages announcing to everyone how she smoked as soon as the girl left for school and after mom got home from work.<BR/><BR/>Her daughter even wrote an inaugural comment welcoming her mother to MySpace and warning any would-be boyfriends to be nice to her.<BR/><BR/>Happy Mother's Day!Tom Gagnehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11466965984472091709noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19913884.post-1147461662267741812006-05-12T15:21:00.000-04:002006-05-12T15:21:00.000-04:00Update:Today both men were released and no charges...Update:<BR/><BR/>Today both men were released and no charges will be brought against them.<BR/><BR/>The 13-year-old will be tried for "status truancy", which invites suspicion on the parents and possible charges.Tom Gagnehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11466965984472091709noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19913884.post-1147461458554390652006-05-12T15:17:00.000-04:002006-05-12T15:17:00.000-04:00It is a very tough question.I think it goes back t...It is a very tough question.<BR/><BR/>I think it goes back to the old, each situation is different... so let's use the court system and if needed, let's get 12 of our peers to see if there was any wrong doing.Rocketstarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08048394765796741834noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19913884.post-1147443160916307442006-05-12T10:12:00.000-04:002006-05-12T10:12:00.000-04:00You ask: "If a 13-year-old convincingly presents h...You ask: "If a 13-year-old convincingly presents herself as over 16 and has sex with any man , regardless his age, is the man guilty of statutory rape or a victim of fraud?"<BR/><BR/>And I honestly believe the question deserves an answer. Must we now do background checks and ask for two pieces of ID before we date? <BR/><BR/>It's not a simple situation. I've seen some young teens these days, and they didn't make them like that when I was that age.Russel Trojanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08099997476446337420noreply@blogger.com