@thus_spake_z I'm well aware what the issue supposedly is.
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Replying to @PhilosophyExp
@PhilosophyExp Not "supposedly". That *is* the issue. I'm a childrens nurse. I know if have sex with 17yr old patient I'll go to prison.1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @PhilJDore
@thus_spake_z Yes, but obviously my point is that the law is a ridiculously blunt instrument in these cases.
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Replying to @PhilosophyExp
@PhilosophyExp It's about professional boundaries and power relations. I know the law and so did she.1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @PhilJDore
@thus_spake_z So you think unequal power relations in sexual encounters should be criminalized? Suppsoing I find power a turn on?
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Replying to @PhilosophyExp
@PhilosophyExp Then explore that with someone who isn't an under-18 you have a professional duty of care to.1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @PhilJDore
@thus_spake_z That begs the question... The onus is those who want to criminalize certain sorts of consensual behavior to justify it.
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Replying to @PhilosophyExp
@PhilosophyExp I don't need to criminalise it. It *is* criminal under the Sexual Offences Act 2003. It's about clear professional boundaries1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @PhilJDore
@thus_spake_z Yes, but clearly I'm arguing that it shouldn't be criminalized (in this stark sort of way). I'm aware it is illegal, obv!
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Replying to @PhilosophyExp
@PhilosophyExp Breaches of boundaries have nasty habit of all sorts of unintended consequences. Hence need for clear lines in the sand.2 replies 0 retweets 0 likes
@thus_spake_z ...there are cases where an abuse of power subverts consent, etc).
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