Adanac@sh.itjust.works to World News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 days agoGreat controversy in Brazil over the acquittal of a 35-year-old man accused of raping a 12-year-old girlenglish.elpais.comexternal-linkmessage-square24linkfedilinkarrow-up1192arrow-down13
arrow-up1189arrow-down1external-linkGreat controversy in Brazil over the acquittal of a 35-year-old man accused of raping a 12-year-old girlenglish.elpais.comAdanac@sh.itjust.works to World News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 days agomessage-square24linkfedilink
minus-squareSaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3arrow-down14·1 day agoNot in all countries. That’s US law.
minus-squarewildwhitehorses@aussie.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up16·1 day agoHow can any 12 year old have the cognitive maturity to consent no matter where they are from?
minus-squareHanrahan@slrpnk.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·20 hours agoWell, here in Australia they can be criminal masterminds and do adult time for adult crime… so…
minus-squareSpikesOtherDog@ani.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up16·1 day agoIt’s Brazil law. https://www.icmec.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/ICMEC-Brazil-National-Legislation.pdf This overall discussion is about Brazil. Please stay on topic.
minus-squarepaul@lemmy.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·1 day agoNot for lack of Republicans trying to make it legal
Not in all countries. That’s US law.
How can any 12 year old have the cognitive maturity to consent no matter where they are from?
Well, here in Australia they can be criminal masterminds and do adult time for adult crime… so…
It’s Brazil law.
https://www.icmec.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/ICMEC-Brazil-National-Legislation.pdf
This overall discussion is about Brazil. Please stay on topic.
Not for lack of Republicans trying to make it legal