 |
By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago
|
Do you think the UK has them right?
I dont think its right that you can not drink alcohol or smoke a cigarette but can be mature enough to have a child. |
Reply privately, Reply in forum +quote
or View forums list | |
|
By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago
|
"No matter what age they put the age of consent too people will still have sex underage if there's no one to stop them. It's just human nature"
Do you agree with it being 16 though? |
Reply privately, Reply in forum +quote
or View forums list | |
|
By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
|
Do you want to raise the age of child birth, or lower the age of the smoking and drinking?
You could just choose to educate more about the pitfalls of any of them.
Having age limits doesn't seem to stop those that want to do them so we may as well concentrate on educating them to make sensible decisions in the first place. Children always have and always will rebel against the system. Ask any 15 year old if they think of themselves as a child or a young adult. |
Reply privately, Reply in forum +quote
or View forums list | |
|
By *emmefataleWoman
over a year ago
dirtybigbadsgirlville |
"Do you think the UK has them right?
I dont think its right that you can not drink alcohol or smoke a cigarette but can be mature enough to have a child. "
So what ages would you have for restrictions? I agree they seem a bit Topsy Turvy. |
Reply privately, Reply in forum +quote
or View forums list | |
|
By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago
|
ok just my opinions and im sure people would do things illegally regardless of the law and its restrictions
17 - learn to drive a car and pass your test with a minimum of 40 hours paid lessons
18 - can have a licence for driving (regardless if taught by a parent/friend etc)
18 - Smoking, Sex, Marriage, purchasing Aerosols, Fireworks
21 - Alcohol
|
Reply privately, Reply in forum +quote
or View forums list | |
|
By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
|
"ok just my opinions and im sure people would do things illegally regardless of the law and its restrictions
17 - learn to drive a car and pass your test with a minimum of 40 hours paid lessons
18 - can have a licence for driving (regardless if taught by a parent/friend etc)
18 - Smoking, Sex, Marriage, purchasing Aerosols, Fireworks
21 - Alcohol
"
So you can join the armed forces and serve and die in a conflict zone before you can legally buy alcohol?  |
Reply privately, Reply in forum +quote
or View forums list | |
|
By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago
|
"ok just my opinions and im sure people would do things illegally regardless of the law and its restrictions
17 - learn to drive a car and pass your test with a minimum of 40 hours paid lessons
18 - can have a licence for driving (regardless if taught by a parent/friend etc)
18 - Smoking, Sex, Marriage, purchasing Aerosols, Fireworks
21 - Alcohol
So you can join the armed forces and serve and die in a conflict zone before you can legally buy alcohol? "
yeah.. guess so
|
Reply privately, Reply in forum +quote
or View forums list | |
|
By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
|
"ok just my opinions and im sure people would do things illegally regardless of the law and its restrictions
17 - learn to drive a car and pass your test with a minimum of 40 hours paid lessons
18 - can have a licence for driving (regardless if taught by a parent/friend etc)
18 - Smoking, Sex, Marriage, purchasing Aerosols, Fireworks
21 - Alcohol
Since the legal age of consent is roughly equal in Europe from 14 to 16 , why would you want it raised to 18 ?
"
|
Reply privately, Reply in forum +quote
or View forums list | |
|
By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago
|
"
Since the legal age of consent is roughly equal in Europe from 14 to 16 , why would you want it raised to 18 ?
"
i know its not the goverment directly saying 'you can have sex now go forth and multiply'.. education is a big part of sex and reproduction
but at those young ages with it being given the 'OK' legally to have sex i do not feel the majority of the CHILDREN are responsible enough to have their own. Minimum wage for a 16yr old is next to nothing and think the only job you can get at 14 is still a paper round. Also a lot of todays youth are still in education. |
Reply privately, Reply in forum +quote
or View forums list | |
|
By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
|
"Its fine for people to question the way id do things.. but if you dont agree what would you do? "
I have 2 boys and a girl , all grown up now .
I would say 15 for sex.
All mine did at that age with my blessing .
 |
Reply privately, Reply in forum +quote
or View forums list | |
"Do you think the UK has them right?
I dont think its right that you can not drink alcohol or smoke a cigarette but can be mature enough to have a child. "
You can restrict at point of sale cigarettes and alcohol. It's not mature being knocked up before you're old enough to vote (I could think of a word or two) but it's impossible stop sex! |
Reply privately, Reply in forum +quote
or View forums list | |
|
By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
|
I think 16 is about right for age of concent, but 18 for drinking and 16 to get married is a bit stupid it to me, you can make a massive life decision but can't have a few cheeky sherberts, I think marriage voting and drinking should all be the same age, and I think 17 is just about the right age really |
Reply privately, Reply in forum +quote
or View forums list | |
|
By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
|
"ok just my opinions and im sure people would do things illegally regardless of the law and its restrictions
17 - learn to drive a car and pass your test with a minimum of 40 hours paid lessons
18 - can have a licence for driving (regardless if taught by a parent/friend etc)
18 - Smoking, Sex, Marriage, purchasing Aerosols, Fireworks
21 - Alcohol
"
So you can join the armed forces and serve and die in a conflict zone before you can legally buy alcohol?
You cannot serve on the front line until the age of 18 that's not UK law but part of the Geneva Convention.
Look at our European neighbours lower age on what we have and seem to be more responsible, compared to the US where drinking is 21. Think younger on drink is a more sensible way. IE in other countries 14 for drinking as long as your with adults and its with a meal.
|
Reply privately, Reply in forum +quote
or View forums list | |
|
By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
|
do they ask for age in places like ann summers then ? having not shopped in there but knowing there's toys in there ! can you buy underwear but not the toys then ? |
Reply privately, Reply in forum +quote
or View forums list | |
|
By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
|
I dont think there should be age restrictions just age guidelines as people mature a different ages what is good for one maybe not good with others and with sex as well as alcohol its all about education x |
Reply privately, Reply in forum +quote
or View forums list | |
|
By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago
|
"do they ask for age in places like ann summers then ? having not shopped in there but knowing there's toys in there ! can you buy underwear but not the toys then ?"
i know its 18 for the toys and the books/dvds. unsure on underwear.
Having said that i guess anything easy enough to buy online if someone wants too |
Reply privately, Reply in forum +quote
or View forums list | |
|
By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
|
Considering the health effects of alcohol and cigarettes, and the general consensus on recreational drugs they should be banned completely 
Not up to date on marriage law, but don't you need permission from a parent or guardian to marry at less than 18?
As the teenage pregnancy rate is already dropping it would seem that some things other than the legal age of consent is already effecting the numbers. So should remain as is. |
Reply privately, Reply in forum +quote
or View forums list | |
|
By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
|
""ok just my opinions and im sure people would do things illegally regardless of the law and its restrictions
17 - learn to drive a car and pass your test with a minimum of 40 hours paid lessons
18 - can have a licence for driving (regardless if taught by a parent/friend etc)
18 - Smoking, Sex, Marriage, purchasing Aerosols, Fireworks
21 - Alcohol
"
So you can join the armed forces and serve and die in a conflict zone before you can legally buy alcohol?
You cannot serve on the front line until the age of 18 that's not UK law but part of the Geneva Convention.
Look at our European neighbours lower age on what we have and seem to be more responsible, compared to the US where drinking is 21. Think younger on drink is a more sensible way. IE in other countries 14 for drinking as long as your with adults and its with a meal.
"
I'm aware of that which is why my question was only related to the alcohol... |
Reply privately, Reply in forum +quote
or View forums list | |
|
By *andS33Couple
over a year ago
Butlins for the weekend |
"do they ask for age in places like ann summers then ? having not shopped in there but knowing there's toys in there ! can you buy underwear but not the toys then ?
i know its 18 for the toys and the books/dvds. unsure on underwear.
Having said that i guess anything easy enough to buy online if someone wants too "
In the Ann Summers shop in meadowhall the toys and dvds are kept kinda separate from the underwear and the is usually an assistant supervising the area. Last time we were in there were some teenage girls in would say 16ish, they very quickly blocked their access to the toy area but had no problem with them browsing underwear.
|
Reply privately, Reply in forum +quote
or View forums list | |
"ok just my opinions and im sure people would do things illegally regardless of the law and its restrictions
17 - learn to drive a car and pass your test with a minimum of 40 hours paid lessons
18 - can have a licence for driving (regardless if taught by a parent/friend etc)
18 - Smoking, Sex, Marriage, purchasing Aerosols, Fireworks
21 - Alcohol
"
So you can get married but can't have a beer at your own hen do?? Nooo.  |
Reply privately, Reply in forum +quote
or View forums list | |
I just think they should choose an age where they think people are an adult and that should be the age for everything.
Your adult enough to get married and have a baby but you're not adult enough to drink/smoke/vote/get paid the same as everyone else minimum wage (I think that applies from 18 or even 21??) it's ridiculous.
18 seems about right to me. X |
Reply privately, Reply in forum +quote
or View forums list | |
|
By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago
|
"i think they are ok as they are, maybe the age of consent should be 15 because i was always horny at that age."
just to put it out there.. would you have been better off with a toy rather than messing around with a lad at that age and risking pregnancy? |
Reply privately, Reply in forum +quote
or View forums list | |
|
By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago
|
"I just think they should choose an age where they think people are an adult and that should be the age for everything.
Your adult enough to get married and have a baby but you're not adult enough to drink/smoke/vote/get paid the same as everyone else minimum wage (I think that applies from 18 or even 21??) it's ridiculous.
18 seems about right to me. X"
yeah can understand your logic.. think the key word in that is 'adult'
children having children is a scary prospect. also if we reduce these ages our own childhoods become shorter. |
Reply privately, Reply in forum +quote
or View forums list | |
"i think they are ok as they are, maybe the age of consent should be 15 because i was always horny at that age.
just to put it out there.. would you have been better off with a toy rather than messing around with a lad at that age and risking pregnancy?"
No I don't agree I think sexual adventure is all part of growing up and helps you define yourself and who you want to be. I met my husband and had sex with him underage (15) but we were always very careful and I didn't become pregnant till I was 20. Just because you're underage doesn't mean you're not capable of making sensible choices. Maybe I was one of the lucky ones who felt avle to discuss this with my mam before hand and she took me to the doctors to go on the pill. I myself have a 15 year old and would have no problem with her having sex if she was in a commited relationship and being safe.
|
Reply privately, Reply in forum +quote
or View forums list | |
|
By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
|
"i think they are ok as they are, maybe the age of consent should be 15 because i was always horny at that age.
just to put it out there.. would you have been better off with a toy rather than messing around with a lad at that age and risking pregnancy?"
I didnt have sex till i was 17 though.
|
Reply privately, Reply in forum +quote
or View forums list | |
» Add a new message to this topic
