Shaun KingVerified account

Asking "May I rob your bank?" doesn't give you a right to the safe.

Plus there are obvious power imbalances in most of what we're hearing about: age, status, well-known or powerful in the community. It makes a difference.

Also, minors can't consent to sexual contact with an adult. There is a term for this: Statutory Rape.

An consent given in a forced or coerced way is not legal consent.

And it never begins with someone who is not of legal age

Minors are not allowed to consent. It's called Statutory Rape.

Does not apply to underage parties

Specifically as a defense for sexual acts committed against minors, a defendant cannot excuse his behavior by claiming legal consent "The age of consent is the age at which a person is considered to be legally competent to consent to sexual acts....."

It's a sad state of affairs when ppl don't know if this tweet is about Moore or Louis CK.

HE MIGHT HAVE ASKED BUT HE WAS NOT MET WITH CONSENT!

@dickbradstreet Don't try to be on legal defense team. What he did is gross, horrifying, and illegal.

The fact that he asked proves an actual understanding that permission has to be given. Even if the victim stood there in stunned silence/disgust that doesn't infer consent.

A 14 year old CANNOT give consent. Period.

“Can I jerk off in front of you?” “Erm...” “Too late I’m already naked”