If your favourite singer committed child abuse would it put you off his/her music?

[symyjym]

I don't think Glitter and Jackson are quite in the same boat, IMO.

Agree MJ paid for all the shit that others did.

Easy target for the media and he had no ulterior motive. Feel sorry for him really.

 

[The Truth]

Is it? When the age of consent IS 15 (even 14) in lots of countries, and 1 in 3 English people have sex by 15?

So you think it's ok for a man to be sleeping with a 15 year old (year 10) school student?
I don't and I don't think it's at all appropriate to lower the age of consent whilst we're in the middle of an investigation (Operation Yewtree) into catching high profile pedophiles.
Lowering the age of consent is only going to please Pedophiles right now.

 

[The Truth]

Agree MJ paid for all the shit that others did.

Easy target for the media and he had no ulterior motive. Feel sorry for him really.

Agreed.

 

[Biscuit]

I actually really liked the Lost Prophets but after reading about what the singer did it's tarnished the music for me. I can't separate the music from the individuals,

 

[The Truth]

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...singer-pleads-GUILTY-attempted-rape-baby.html

 

[Mellotron]

So you think it's ok for a man to be sleeping with a 15 year old (year 10) school student?

Is it ok for a man to sleep with a 16 year old (year 11) school student?

 

[Mellotron]

Agree MJ paid for all the shit that others did.

Easy target for the media and he had no ulterior motive. Feel sorry for him really.

MJ was a very messed up guy but there was no malice behind his actions, just unbelievable naivety.

 

[symyjym]

So you think it's ok for a man to be sleeping with a 15 year old (year 10) school student?
I don't and I don't think it's at all appropriate to lower the age of consent whilst we're in the middle of an investigation (Operation Yewtree) into catching high profile pedophiles.
Lowering the age of consent is only going to please Pedophiles right now.

Pedophilia is different from the age of consent argument. Not that I think it should be lowered and I don't think it will be.

 

[The Truth]

Watkins has been stripped of children's 'ambassador' role for charity- That sounds familiar!

 

[The Truth]

Pedophilia is different from the age of consent argument. Not that I think it should be lowered and I don't think it will be.

If the age of consent was brought down to 13 year of age. Does that not mean a 60 year old could sleep with a 13 year old? If so, how has it got nothing to do with Pedophiles?

 

[The Truth]

Is it ok for a man to sleep with a 16 year old (year 11) school student?

I personally would say no. But each to their own.

 

[symyjym]

If the age of consent was brought down to 13 year of age. Does that not mean a 60 year old could sleep with a 13 year old? If so, how has it got nothing to do with Pedophiles?

No because the age that was being discussed was 15 not 13, and it is more about protecting people, of the same age having sex, from prosecution.

 

[Coach_Carter_92]

I think the age of consent argument should depend on the age of both participants. For example, a 60 year old can legally have sex with a 16 year old (as disgusting as it is), whereas if a 16 year old and a 15 year old have sex, its illegal.

 

[The Truth]

No because the age that was being discussed was 15 not 13, and it is more about protecting people, of the same age having sex, from prosecution.

So it's not got anything to do with adults sleeping with children?

 

[The Truth]

I think the age of consent argument should depend on the age of both participants. For example, a 60 year old can legally have sex with a 16 year old (as disgusting as it is), whereas if a 16 year old and a 15 year old have sex, its illegal.

Our law system is simply insane. A 16 year old who's a month older than their partner (who's 15) can get in trouble with law for having sex but yet a 60 year old sleeping with a 16 year old school student is perfectly fine! What a messed up world!

 

[Herr Tubthumper]

Our law system is simply insane. A 16 year old who's a month older than their partner (who's 15) can get in trouble with law for having sex but yet a 60 year old sleeping with a 16 year old school student is perfectly fine! What a messed up world!

In your mind what is the cut-off point for a 60 year old then?

 

[The Truth]

In your mind what is the cut-off point for a 60 year old then?

When they get a life.

 

[Grombleton]

When they get a life.

Well, that made sense.

 

[symyjym]

If the age of consent was brought down to 13 year of age. Does that not mean a 60 year old could sleep with a 13 year old? If so, how has it got nothing to do with Pedophiles?

No because the age that was being discussed was 15 not 13, and it is more about protecting people, of the same age having sex, from prosecution.

So it's not got anything to do with adults sleeping with children?

Can anyone else work out what I am being asked and what "it's" means?

 

[The Truth]

Can anyone else work out what I am being asked and what "it's" means?

Rather pedantic of you Symyjym. "it's"- The age of consent. Has 'the age of consent' got nothing to do with adults sleeping with children?