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    1. Jeet Heer‏Verified account @HeerJeet 30 Jul 2019

      Jeet Heer Retweeted Guy1749

      One detail people haven't discussed: not only does Dershowitz suggest 15 is good age of consent, but he wants "staircasing" system so there is lighter offenses for adults raping 14 year olds, 13 year olds, on down.https://twitter.com/guy1749/status/1155865834784526338 …

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    2. Josh Marshall‏Verified account @joshtpm 30 Jul 2019
      Replying to @HeerJeet

      What jumps out to me most in this essay is conflating two very different issues. One is the prevalence of underage people having sex. But I don't think most people think sex between minors shld be illegal. There's also a legit issue where there are horror stories where you ...

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    3. Josh Marshall‏Verified account @joshtpm 30 Jul 2019
      Replying to @joshtpm @HeerJeet

      2/ have two people very close in age, 16 and 19, etc. and the older person can be sentenced to decades in prison and be forced to register as a sex offender. But he doesn't get at what seems to be the real issue which is adults of dramatically different ages having sex ...

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      Jeet Heer‏Verified account @HeerJeet 30 Jul 2019
      Replying to @joshtpm

      Right -- that genuine problem can be solved by provisions for lighter sentences if there is closeness in age (as I think California and other jurisdictions have). But that shouldn't be conflated with Epstein like situation.

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        1. Pete Nelson‏ @pkcnelson 30 Jul 2019
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          Dershowitz auditioning to be AG in Roy Moore administration

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        1. End Wage Theft‏ @BruceGodfrey 30 Jul 2019
          Replying to @HeerJeet @joshtpm

          In Maryland if the younger person is 14 or older and the age difference is no more than 48 months, not a crime if consensual. General age of consent is 16. Strikes me as reasonable. Real issue is why is this on Dersh’s mind.

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        2. PDG887‏ @PDG887 30 Jul 2019
          Replying to @HeerJeet @joshtpm

          He also says "well if it's not consensual, you have regular rape laws." But rape is a very hard crime to prove, or even prosecute. Statutory rape - being a strict liability crime - is important where the age dynamic is so clearly imbalanced as to make consent impossible, yet...

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        3. PDG887‏ @PDG887 30 Jul 2019
          Replying to @PDG887 @HeerJeet @joshtpm

          ...rape would be sadly hard to prove (as is the case in a lot of Epstein's crimes, seems like).

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        2. Kevin‏ @1StrongBlack1 30 Jul 2019
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          And, even without statutory provisions, jurisdictions have practiced/exercised (for better or worse, and often in a highly discriminatory manner) Prosecutorial discretion, forever.

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        1. Heffomite‏ @Heffomite 30 Jul 2019
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          The majority of states have so-called "Romeo and Juliet" provisions specifically for that situation.

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        1. Dave Cohen  🌊‏ @itscsesq 30 Jul 2019
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          Many states have added what are called "Romeo & Juliet" provisions to deal with the case of, for example, a 19 year old and an underage 17 year old.

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