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	Playing House

Rifkala

5-18-2006 4:03 PM

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sex, marriage, law, underage, minors

Rifkala says:

Why does this feel like a move backwards? Is it the duty of law to sanctify abuse?

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5-18-2006 4:42 PM

Rifkala

EXACTLY my point. Apparently if your parents give their blessing and you it tuck under the loving arm of marriage rape is OK. I thought we changed this 30 years ago.

I'm not a big fan of law. Generally it reaches to wide. But if there was ever a proper role of government its to protect the individual. Especially those individuals who we have agknowledged as not yet being able to protect themselves.

Ironically its laws like this that demonstrate how effective post modern deconstruction has been

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