So YOU think "yuck." That's your prerogative. What about the millions of 17 year olds over the decades abd centuries who didn't think "yuck"? "Yuck" is a subjective term. "Yuck" does not always equal criminal nor immoral. No, throughout history 30-40 years were quite commonplace. In 20th century western society, that gap has certainly narrowed. In America for instance, it would be far more likely that 15-17 year olds would have relationships and marry early 20s. But age gaps absolutely still happen. 23 year olds marrying 45 year olds, especially when money is a factor. You're looking at an arbitrary factor as a rule of generalization for what you perceive to be "yucky." Again, that's YOUR opinion. Societies and cultures establish laws, which must conform with natural and moral law. The Bible doesn't specify that people must be at least 18 to marry or that the age gaps must be within 20 years. Civil law permits teenagers to marry, even somebody 20 years older, but in most cases only with permission of the parents. And yet our laws treat teenagers as "adults" in some cases but not others. Apparently a 14 year old can murder their unborn child because they are "adults" but they can't choose with whom they will have sex? We may think "yucky" or better, why is that unmarried girl having sex without being married? But those aren't the laws. You can't call somebody criminal if they've not committed a crime. Again, if it was nonconsensual, rape, abuse, psychological intimidation, etc then yes, we've got a problem.
Pedophilia is a severe mental illness and a violation of natural, moral, and civil law when acted upon. But a 17 year old is not a child. 17 year olds drive cars, have jobs, can legally sign contracts on their own. 17 year olds volunteered for the military and died on the beaches of Normandy. 17 year olds got and get married and raise kids in loving families. If your only focus here is the age gap being "yucky" and are incapable of more complex thought, I can't help you. But just because you're incapable of complex thought, that doesn't justify you slandering people by wrongly accusing them of condoning or enabling pedophilia. I look forward to your apology.
So YOU think "yuck." That's your prerogative. What about the millions of 17 year olds over the decades abd centuries who didn't think "yuck"? "Yuck" is a subjective term. "Yuck" does not always equal criminal nor immoral. No, throughout history 30-40 years were quite commonplace. In 20th century western society, that gap has certainly narrowed. In America for instance, it would be far more likely that 15-17 year olds would have relationships and marry early 20s. But age gaps absolutely still happen. 23 year olds marrying 45 year olds, especially when money is a factor. You're looking at an arbitrary factor as a rule of generalization for what you perceive to be "yucky." Again, that's YOUR opinion. Societies and cultures establish laws, which must conform with natural and moral law. The Bible doesn't specify that people must be at least 18 to marry or that the age gaps must be within 20 years. Civil law permits teenagers to marry, even somebody 20 years older, but in most cases only with permission of the parents. And yet our laws treat teenagers as "adults" in some cases but not others. Apparently a 14 year old can murder their unborn child because they are "adults" but they can't choose with whom they will have sex? We may think "yucky" or better, why is that unmarried girl having sex without being married? But those aren't the laws. You can't call somebody criminal if they've not committed a crime. Again, if it was nonconsensual, rape, abuse, psychological intimidation, etc then yes, we've got a problem.
Pedophilia is a severe mental illness and a violation of natural, moral, and civil law when acted upon. But a 17 year old is not a child. 17 year olds drive cars, have jobs, can legally sign contracts on their own. 17 year olds volunteered for the military and died on the beaches of Normandy. 17 year olds got and get married and raise kids in loving families. If your only focus here is the age gap being "yucky" and are incapable of more complex thought, I can't help you. But just because you're incapable of complex thought, that doesn't justify you slandering people by wrongly accusing them of condoning or enabling pedophilia. I look forward to your apology.
Lmao. No. Not gonna apologize to your Epstein sympathetic shill ass.