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I'm not sure what point you are trying to make, but my understanding of his position is that he doesn't believe the word 'rape' should be used for having sex wi

by amanzi 7y ago

I'm not sure what point you are trying to make, but my understanding of his position is that he doesn't believe the word 'rape' should be used for having sex with someone younger than the age of consent, when that age varies around the world. In other words, having consensual sex with a 16 year old in one country (or state) could be called rape, but move a short distance to another country or state and it's perfectly legal and acceptable. My interpretation of his opinions based on what I've read, is that the word rape should be only used for nonconsensual sexual assault, regardless of the age. Some further reading on the age of consent in different countries around the world: https://www.worldatlas.com/articles/age-of-consent-around-the-world.html https://www.worldatlas.com/articles/age-of-consent-around-th... "The legal age of consent in most of the countries is 16 years or above, as individuals of this age are considered to be mature and capable of making informed decisions."

VikingCoder 7y ago
I don't believe he's arguing about the word. I think he's arguing whether it should be illegal. "I am skeptical of the claim that voluntarily pedophilia harms children. The arguments that it causes harm seem to be based on cases which aren't voluntary, which are then stretched by parents who are horrified by the idea that their little baby is maturing." https://stallman.org/archives/2006-mar-jun.html#05%20June%202006%20(Dutch%20paedophiles%20form%20political%20party) https://stallman.org/archives/2006-mar-jun.html#05%20June%20...
- AstralStorm 7y ago
  It's an interesting claim and we actually lack decent research on this. That would be hard to obtain though. That said, Stallman decided later nobody should still do it. Perhaps though scorched earth prosecution is not the best in some cases. Judges understand this in EU countries, juries often don't. This does not include Epstein or even Minsky.

by amanzi 7y ago

VikingCoder 7y ago

I don't believe he's arguing about the word. I think he's arguing whether it should be illegal. "I am skeptical of the claim that voluntarily pedophilia harms children. The arguments that it causes harm seem to be based on cases which aren't voluntary, which are then stretched by parents who are horrified by the idea that their little baby is maturing." https://stallman.org/archives/2006-mar-jun.html#05%20June%202006%20(Dutch%20paedophiles%20form%20political%20party) https://stallman.org/archives/2006-mar-jun.html#05%20June%20...

AstralStorm 7y ago
It's an interesting claim and we actually lack decent research on this. That would be hard to obtain though. That said, Stallman decided later nobody should still do it. Perhaps though scorched earth prosecution is not the best in some cases. Judges understand this in EU countries, juries often don't. This does not include Epstein or even Minsky.