Dad who beat up daughter's boyfriend: I would have dragged the kid behind my car

True. And true.

I guess I was just saying that I fear a heel in the back of my skull, and I'm 1,500 miles from you. Can't imagine being under the same roof.

 

That might be the most awesome graph I've read by Moddy.

My daughter turns 6 later this month. I'm going to cherish this time of her life immensely.

 

Obviously you don't understand the need for child safety laws. She's 15 not 23. She is not of legal age to consent. It's the law. The boy should be in jail.

 

Actually, I really think it's awful that he could go to jail to having sex with his girlfriend, who's only two years younger. It's not like it's some 15 year old fucking a 25 year old. He's in her age group. It's complete bullshit that we can't accept that KIDS HAVE SEX.

 

Dude... a 2-year gap at that age is a big deal. Not so much when you are over 18.... even 21. Thats like a sophomore in high school. That's young. The Dad overreacted, but still... 15 and 17 year olds having sex is way different than two adults.

 

You have to set the limit somewhere and 16 is pretty damn reasonable. She was under that age and he was over it. There's a pretty good difference between 15 and 17. That's a sophomore and a senior.

 

I second that emotion.

 

Yes, he should be in jail, but the dad should have realized that there are these things called courts and police departments and it's their job to enforce the law and determine the appropriate punishment. It's not up to him. That's why he should be put away for a very long time.

 

My first girlfriend's dad was a 6-foot-3, 285-pound police sergeant. His daughter was rarely in after curfew.

I am 14 months older than that woman, and we had sex for the first time four days after I turned 18. She was 16 and capable of making her own decisions. She wanted to wait a while, so we did. She called all the shots, sexually, for the first 14 months of our relationship -- as far as how fast we moved. And I'm sure she's not the exception.

Kids are a lot smarter and more mature than we give them credit for being most of the time. They're "older" than we were back at that age. In my opinion, they're facing a lot more temptations and at an earlier age than I ever did. No one ever offered me pot, acid, X, cocaine or heroin when I was going to high school. Now my old school is littered with dealers, some caught, some still selling. You want a drug, and the guy in the back of your study hall can probably hook you up by eighth period. That stuff wasn't around me then. And I'm only seven years removed from high school.

Not every 15-year-old kid is capable of making his or her own decisions, so maybe a blanket rule is "safer" for the mass, but I'm not sure that's fair for everyone. According to New York state laws, I committed statutory rape (I think) a couple dozen times in 2001. But would it be fair to throw a guy in a monogamous, 14-month relationship in prison?

 

odd sidebar: the age of consent in canada for male on female and female on female is 14. the age of consent in canada for male on male is 18.

 

Barely Legal, Canuckistan-style