The Age Of Consent

There is more than one type of rape believe it or not. According to (Article 7A NCGA) There is 1st Degree of Rape which is a person is guilty of rape if the person engages in vaginal intercourse with a victim who is under the age of 13

When asked to define the word rape, a number of responses may be given depending upon what country or state one lives in and if one is a male or female. According to Pandora’s Project.org, rape is defined as any sexual contact or penetration attained without consent; with physical force, intimidation, threat, trickery, or when the victim is mentally capacitated, physically or mentally impaired, asleep or unconscious; this includes due to voluntary or involuntary alcohol or drug consumption.

Rape is a despicable crime that some can’t be forgiven or forgotten. Rape is an act of sexual violence towards another human being without their consents. It’s not only if you have their consent, they also have to be old enough. Rape will give you the consequences of going to jail. Doing so will affect the person that has committed it and the person that has been violated.

Wolff (1970) defines a state as a group of persons who have the right to exercise supreme authority within a territory, over a population. He proposes In the Defense of Anarchism, men are autonomous, as higher degrees of autonomy is achieved, a man will resist the claim that states have authority over him. This illustrates the puzzle of Political obligation and can be explained through the appeal to consent.

In James A. Stimson’s book Tides of Consent he spends chapter 5 discussing public approval and disapproval of the government. Though more specifically he discusses the public opinion of a president. Stimson provides examples as to why a president experiences highs and lows during their presidency. The research I found would indicate that Stimson is correct in what he believes are the reasons why a presidents approval goes down or up. In chapter 5 Stimson discusses the ups and downs of the governments approval.

What is it that brings thousands of people to the stadiums and even millions more to the television screens just to watch two teams try to cross an oblong ball across a line? Some would state it is the feeling of the atmosphere you get when you walk into the stadium or the feeling you get watching your favorite team win on a last second play. However, others would say that it is the bone-jarring, jaw-dropping, astonishing hits that get the crowd on its feet. These spectacular hits may cause highlight reels and millions of views on YouTube, but they do have their consequences. Dr. Bennett Omalu, a chief medical examiner of San Joaquin County, California, has done plenty of research about what goes on in the brain when these type of hits occur.

The current method to heal mentally ill patients in the United States is mostly done through forced medication. Elyn Saks believes there may be a better way to help the men and women suffering with a mental illness than forced medication. “The Consent Dilemma” shows how the current method of forced medication is outdated and how there is a more effective method to help people that have a mental illness. All the rhetoric devices are used in “The Consent Dilemma” by Elyn Saks in the magazine Politico. The rhetoric devices are used to show that the current system used to help the mentally ill is in need of an update.

In the state of South Carolina the laws for rape of a minor in the first degree is when a person has sexual intercourse with a person under the age of 11 and it carries a sentence of up to 30 years in prison according to South Carolina § 16-3-655(cga.ct.gov. n.d.). Now second- degree criminal sexual conduct with a minor between the age of 11 and 14 carries up to 20 years in prison. Furthermore, if a person commits an adult rape in the state they can receive up to 20 years if it was determined that they used aggravated coercion and 30 years if they forced a victim to submit to sexual battery in the context of kidnapping, forcible confinement or extortion. Therefore, in both situations the individual involved could receive anywhere between 20 to 30 years for rape.

Statutory rape: The penis is touched on vagina but no penetration takes place. This type does not exist in Indian statutes yet

The perspective offered by such longitudinal data sheds remarkable light on the "problem" of statutory rape, identifying for us key markers, as well as key actors, in the history of the law's enforcement and helping us to understand their roles in constructing the meaning of this crime over successive generations. ... The statutory rape codes have been used at various times to reinforce fathers' interests in their daughters' marriageability, to protect young women's chastity from seductive men, to control promiscuous or disease-laden adolescent females, to enhance child support collection efforts, to reduce teenage pregnancy, and to identify and punish sexual exploitation of teenagers. ... Given the constant state of jockeying, compromise and

The legal age of consent in the state of Pennsylvania is 16-years-old. As such, state law defines statutory sexual assault as sexual intercourse that is not forced with someone under that age. Furthermore, the older partner must be at least four years older than the minor for sexual intercourse to qualify as this offense. According to the Pennsylvania Courts, the exception to the statutory sexual assault

Statutory rape refers to the act of sexual intercourse in which one of the participants is below a certain age, as defined by law, at which they are deemed incapable of being able to consent to such behavior. The age of consent varies between states and has been altered over time and the history of such laws will be discussed later on. But this paper will know discuss the concept of sex being a social construct based upon rates of sexual activity in adolescents and behavioral problems that have resulted from sexual relationships. So what factors influence society’s perception of sex? Age, and age difference between partners is certainly a major component, being one of the most significant aspects of what is considered statutory rape. From the play, we know that Li’l Bit was 11 years old when she was first sexual assaulted by Peck, who is significantly older than she is. Harold

The relationship also falls under the status of Lewd and lascivious conduct which is sexual touching between an adult and a minor younger than 16 years old or an adult soliciting a minor younger than 16 to engage in sexual touching. Persons 18 and older penalties include two years and six months and up to 15 years in prison. The minimum punishment may probation without jail time if the adult is convicted of solicitation but no actual sexual contact.

The most severe form of sexual offense is rape. The state of Massachusetts defines rape as the penetration of any bodily orifice without consent and with force or threat of force. Over 50 percent of reported rapes were committed by people who the victims knew well. In addition, seven percent of rape victims are male.

Statutory rape describes sexual activity where one participating party is below the age of consent to engage in the sexual conduct. The term usually refers to adults engaging in sexual activities with minors under the age of consent; however, only a handful of jurisdictions recognize the actual words "statutory rape" in its legal code. Statutory rape differs from forcible rape because imposed force or threat is not present during the sexual acts. However, the laws presume that adult coerced the minor into having sex because a minor or mentally challenged are unsuitable to make their own decisions, according to the courts. Statutory rape differs from "child molestation," which is typically treated as a far more severe crime.