My post wasn't directed at the story as such. It was directed at a comment which says this.
"Mess around with someone in a sexual manner...real life intentions be damned, and not verify the other person's age? Shame on you, you brought it on yourself."
I was then asking how one could be expected to verify another person's age. I don't know enough to comment on what happened with case. All I've heard about it are some news reports on what eventually came out.
Also, if you expect me to be here for committing a crime for asking questions... well you may actually be right. In some countries people are sued, threatened or arrested for far less. However there is still a certain protection for freedom of speech and reason in the West and I don't intend to give that up.
You shouldn't trust something as the truth just because it was said by some authority figure. I would also advise people to read a bit further because there are people who ask the same sort of questions, both in the public sphere and in academic journals. Failure to question accepted views will lead to stagnation and prevent the shedding of poor ideas.
"If all mankind minus one, were of one opinion, and only one person were of the contrary opinion, mankind would be no more justified in silencing that one person, than he, if he had the power, would be justified in silencing mankind."
~John Stuart Mill~
My post wasn't directed at the story as such. It was directed at a comment which says this.
"Mess around with someone in a sexual manner...real life intentions be damned, and not verify the other person's age? Shame on you, you brought it on yourself."
I was then asking how one could be expected to verify another person's age. I don't know enough to comment on what happened with case. All I've heard about it are some news reports on what eventually came out.
Also, if you expect me to be here for committing a crime for asking questions... well you may actually be right. In some countries people are sued, threatened or arrested for far less. However there is still a certain protection for freedom of speech and reason in the West and I don't intend to give that up.
You shouldn't trust something as the truth just because it was said by some authority figure. I would also advise people to read a bit further because there are people who ask the same sort of questions, both in the public sphere and in academic journals. Failure to question accepted views will lead to stagnation and prevent the shedding of poor ideas.
"If all mankind minus one, were of one opinion, and only one person were of the contrary opinion, mankind would be no more justified in silencing that one person, than he, if he had the power, would be justified in silencing mankind."
~John Stuart Mill~