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Taking a reality check: young people and sex. : Comments

By Anne Mitchell, published 21/3/2005

Anne Mitchell argues that a consistent sex education policy is vital throughout all schools in Australia

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The age of consent was raised because men were using children for sex. It was that simple.

Virginity auctions were common in London and for that matter are still encountered today.

The sexual abuse of children by adults is not something that hides in the shadows, it has public advocacy.

There are people trying to turn the clock back to the heyday of openly organized paedophilia.

The age of consent laws are supposed to have a buffer of two or three years, where is the buffer if the age is 12 or 11?

In Canada fifty year old men book into hotels with 14 year old boys for anal sex sessions. Where is the margin for safety?

In Canada NAMBLA has rather more political influence with the Liberal Party than UNICEF.
Posted by Cadiz, Tuesday, 26 April 2005 4:23:34 PM
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