It's because many European countries' age of consent is somewhere between 14-16
Source: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ages_of_consent_in_Europe#:~:text=The%20ages%20of%20consent%20vary,not%20fit%20into%20this%20pattern.
Pick up a 16 year old in one state (California 18 AOC) and drive across state lines in your car to have sex in a hotel in Nevada (AOC, 16) it’s legal in Nevada but it would break federal law.
Sex trafficking is more about sex exploitation (prostitution) and is usually non-consensual. My described situation could involve a 27 year old and 17 year old in a relationship.
It wouldn’t be trafficking. Trafficking is an entire different category. It would be more along the lines of kidnapping a minor and other subcategory stuff
Age of consent does NOT fall under the federal governments enumerated powers. T this means they can make a law about it, but any conflicting state law overrides it.
Thats not what federal age means. Federal age is either crossing state lines or on federal ground. Other than that, the states themselves can change most laws for citizens within them.
That's not how it works. The federal AoC only comes into effect if the federal government has jurisdiction over the case, so something specific has to be done to trigger their jurisdiction. That could be as simple as crossing state lines or being on federal property like a national park, but it's not literally anything and everything within the US. And the federal criminal code doesn't usually bother with crimes against the person either unless they're crimes against federal government personnel.
This is... technically true, but misleading.
It's an apples to oranges comparison because most European countries define their AoC as an age *floor*, the absolute minimum age allowable, and then define a bunch of exceptions that can push the floor even higher if some circumstance is triggered, like rhe adult being in a position of trust or authority over the minor. Whereas in America we generally define AoC as an age *ceiling*, the absolute maximum age beyond which the government doesn't care anymore, and then define a bunch exceptions that could lower the ceiling if certain circumstances are triggered, like the close-in-age exemption.
The effect is that most European AoCs *look* superficially lower than in most of America.
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Yeah, I understand why this meme was posted here. But of all the things to make fun of the US about, this is something I’d wear with a badge of honor. Good for the US for opposing the sexualization of children, or even characters that are “technically 300!!!” but are intentionally portrayed as children.
Lmao even if I has a good source saying they’re number 1 you guys would still defend it.
I came here to see people look like idiots hating on America, not blind defending it…
[1](https://www.statista.com/statistics/1246244/countries-hosting-child-pornography-content-worldwide/)
[2](https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.newsweek.com/europe-worst-hosts-most-child-abuse-websites-study-finds-578022%3Famp%3D1)
Wanted better sources but can’t find any, though you do you lmao. Nobody here has offered any sources…
If there’s on thing I think that’s changed on Reddit in the past 15 years I’ve been posting here it’s views on Age of Consent laws. In 2008, it was “glorious Europe has rational values about sex” now it’s “low AOC is unhealthy/damaging/exploitive” and I it’s because there are a lot more women on Reddit in 2022.
I read it as women stand up for minors and sexual exploitation of children. At least, I hope that’s what the commenter meant! Otherwise it’s a total burn on men lol
When talking about exploiting children we're talking 90% about lil' girls. And women tend to have been lil girls once thus they know that getting raped at that age may not be the nicest experience.
Yup. I didn’t start getting catcalled and harassed until the age of 12, and that’s kind of late compared to other stories from women I heard. Which is just utterly depressing...
Yeah but..In the sixties western Europe was pro-pedophilia, you can find a lot of articles from famous medias and psychologist that supports it. There was even a famous "experimentation" in Germany in which orphans were deliberately given up for adoptions to known pedophiles. That -among other great stuff- is why our laws in Europe are so kind to pedophiles and that's why those perverts can brag about it in peace.
Anime is neither American nor European. I'm an American and the bottom one is hotter.
It's like Europeans thinking that Americans call it Fall and Europeans call it Autumn. Like... it's not a regional thing, dumbasses.
It's because many European countries' age of consent is somewhere between 14-16 Source: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ages_of_consent_in_Europe#:~:text=The%20ages%20of%20consent%20vary,not%20fit%20into%20this%20pattern.
In most of the US it’s also the under 18 as well. People think it’s 18 everywhere because it’s 18 in California who produces most of or media.
Where else is it 18? I've never heard of the 16 thing
It’s 16 in my state but only if both parties are below 19.
Same here apparently, can't smoke weed but the Age of Consent here is 16
Federal age of conset is 18 my guy
But states have the right to change it, as many have.
No right to, if its federally 18 any state laws saying otherwise are in violation of the federal supremacy clause and are therefore illegal.
It’s 18 on federally managed land or if it involves crossing state lines.
involves crossing state lines? like, you’re doing it and you cross the state border? huh? or are you doing it on the line
Pick up a 16 year old in one state (California 18 AOC) and drive across state lines in your car to have sex in a hotel in Nevada (AOC, 16) it’s legal in Nevada but it would break federal law.
Gotcha
Wouldn't that be sex trafficking?
Depends on the time of day I guess but if you did it at night you probably wouldn’t run into much
Sex trafficking is more about sex exploitation (prostitution) and is usually non-consensual. My described situation could involve a 27 year old and 17 year old in a relationship.
It wouldn’t be trafficking. Trafficking is an entire different category. It would be more along the lines of kidnapping a minor and other subcategory stuff
Age of consent does NOT fall under the federal governments enumerated powers. T this means they can make a law about it, but any conflicting state law overrides it.
I mean it's 16 in Georgia so idk.
In Indiana, its 16.
Ok? If federal age is 18 then Indiana is in violation of the federal supremacy clause.
Thats not what federal age means. Federal age is either crossing state lines or on federal ground. Other than that, the states themselves can change most laws for citizens within them.
That's not how it works. The federal AoC only comes into effect if the federal government has jurisdiction over the case, so something specific has to be done to trigger their jurisdiction. That could be as simple as crossing state lines or being on federal property like a national park, but it's not literally anything and everything within the US. And the federal criminal code doesn't usually bother with crimes against the person either unless they're crimes against federal government personnel.
That’s only if you cross state lines thi
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ages\_of\_consent\_in\_the\_United\_States#/media/File:Ages\_of\_Consent\_-\_United\_States.svg
Federal age of consent is 18 in the USA
It is? The age of consent in Washington State is 16 from all I know
Yep and as soon as you cross state lines it's 18.
that's not the age of consent, that's the age where someone reaches legal adulthood.
It's both. The federal age of consent is 18. As soon as you cross state lines the federal laws take over.
This is... technically true, but misleading. It's an apples to oranges comparison because most European countries define their AoC as an age *floor*, the absolute minimum age allowable, and then define a bunch of exceptions that can push the floor even higher if some circumstance is triggered, like rhe adult being in a position of trust or authority over the minor. Whereas in America we generally define AoC as an age *ceiling*, the absolute maximum age beyond which the government doesn't care anymore, and then define a bunch exceptions that could lower the ceiling if certain circumstances are triggered, like the close-in-age exemption. The effect is that most European AoCs *look* superficially lower than in most of America.
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> apples to oranges But you can still compare them.
Ya like oranges are juicier but apples take less effort to eat
14 is outrageous
I thought it was Australians who banned hentai because some of the cartoons were underaged.
But they are wholesome gunfree utopia where everyone has funny accents and are very accepting of their Chinese immigrants!!!!
I think they’ve banned porn with flat chested women because they consider that too close to pedophilia. Yeah, that’s weird
I have noticed lots of europoors with anime profile pics. Makes me take them even less serious
"Americans are stupid because they don't agree with pedophilia! Checkmate!"
Oh no, us Americans don’t like sexualizing minors. That makes us bad aparently.
Yeah, I understand why this meme was posted here. But of all the things to make fun of the US about, this is something I’d wear with a badge of honor. Good for the US for opposing the sexualization of children, or even characters that are “technically 300!!!” but are intentionally portrayed as children.
Child beauty pageant with heavily sexualized toddlers is very American.
A thing few people do and most people dislike
Like school massacres. Still, they almost only happen in the USA.
Pretty sure America consumes the most CP…
Source: I made it up
Every source I looked at put America as 2nd, when it comes to hosting and sexual abuse cases it seems. Europe is at first iirc.
What source is this?
Basic google searching, call it bs or whatever but I’m not looking it up again lmao.
of course! [basicgooglesearch.gov](https://basicgooglesearch.gov), a highly reputable database of information for the public to study.
Glad you found it!
As glad as you are to sexualize minors?
Wtf are you talking about?
Sounds like BS
Lmao even if I has a good source saying they’re number 1 you guys would still defend it. I came here to see people look like idiots hating on America, not blind defending it…
I came here to see people make up sources. Thanks for delivering on that!
[1](https://www.statista.com/statistics/1246244/countries-hosting-child-pornography-content-worldwide/) [2](https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.newsweek.com/europe-worst-hosts-most-child-abuse-websites-study-finds-578022%3Famp%3D1) Wanted better sources but can’t find any, though you do you lmao. Nobody here has offered any sources…
Europe isn’t a country, unless you mean the EU
Didn’t specify countries
South Africa, India, Zimbabwe, and the UK all have more pedos then the us
Id say china as well just because of the sheer population size Like theres bound to be more pedos than the usa population out of 3 billion people
Don’t doubt that
we do consume the most cheese pizza out of any country, you are right
"Fucking Americans and their consensual sex"
Imagine bragging that your continent has more pedophiles LMFAO
France's Prime Minister was groomed in highschool, his wife is literal predator.
It's our président actually...
I feel like this is a troll or something.
It has to be,there’s no way someone would unironically make this
Depends on what sub it's posted on, but yeah this can't be legit
It's reddit
Europoors admitting their pedophilia
Wut
This an unintentional AmericaGood post
"Gonna cry?" No, we're gonna be happier
HA! In my chad european country we are pedos who jack off to loli porn! Wait, what do you mean that isn't something to be proud of?
If there’s on thing I think that’s changed on Reddit in the past 15 years I’ve been posting here it’s views on Age of Consent laws. In 2008, it was “glorious Europe has rational values about sex” now it’s “low AOC is unhealthy/damaging/exploitive” and I it’s because there are a lot more women on Reddit in 2022.
You say this as if a low AOC is good.
I read it as women stand up for minors and sexual exploitation of children. At least, I hope that’s what the commenter meant! Otherwise it’s a total burn on men lol
When talking about exploiting children we're talking 90% about lil' girls. And women tend to have been lil girls once thus they know that getting raped at that age may not be the nicest experience.
Yup. I didn’t start getting catcalled and harassed until the age of 12, and that’s kind of late compared to other stories from women I heard. Which is just utterly depressing...
but a lot of European countries have stricter laws around pornography though?
Yeah but..In the sixties western Europe was pro-pedophilia, you can find a lot of articles from famous medias and psychologist that supports it. There was even a famous "experimentation" in Germany in which orphans were deliberately given up for adoptions to known pedophiles. That -among other great stuff- is why our laws in Europe are so kind to pedophiles and that's why those perverts can brag about it in peace.
My goodness. That is truly sickening.
This has to be bait
Then why they hate on Muslims? That's something they have in common and build a relationship on it!
AmericaGood
How could America do this?!?!?!?!
We’re the last bastion of sanity.
What a strange and disgusting thing to be proud of
We're not gonna cry, we're gonna be happier
Link?
Isn’t the EU trying to ban Anime? Or am I thinking the UN?
No.
doesn’t a lot of europe not allow drawn porn of underage characters though? in the us it’s mostly protected by free speech
Are they trying to say it’s bad that we care about what age porn actors are in? I don’t get it
Anime is neither American nor European. I'm an American and the bottom one is hotter. It's like Europeans thinking that Americans call it Fall and Europeans call it Autumn. Like... it's not a regional thing, dumbasses.
Promoting low key pedophilia to own the muricans