while i believe in equality, jean louis, that doesn't mean people are the same and what you call "capable" actually only means "able to do what i do with ease", although you're a 1 in a million and 99 percent of the population would need assistance and extensive help to achieve the same thing. some will never be able to achieve it, regardless of the help extended. these are factors and realities we need to consider when making our laws. or they will be empathy-ridden and cold to the average and sub-average person.
and what you call "obvious situations" may seem obvious to you, but i assure you, there are people out there who do not consider it obvious that they shouldn't fuck their student or their friend's 16 year old daughter or whatever and until we manage to create a discourse that can make these calls truly "obvious", we need legislation to ensure that that 17 year old boy or that 16 year old girl can look to something and see: it's not me, i didn't do anything wrong, the responsibility is with the adult person who made the wrong fucking call.
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and what you call "obvious situations" may seem obvious to you, but i assure you, there are people out there who do not consider it obvious that they shouldn't fuck their student or their friend's 16 year old daughter or whatever and until we manage to create a discourse that can make these calls truly "obvious", we need legislation to ensure that that 17 year old boy or that 16 year old girl can look to something and see: it's not me, i didn't do anything wrong, the responsibility is with the adult person who made the wrong fucking call.