My post came from the viewpoint of freedom of choice and physical and mental maturity in young people. I just take it from a view that favors freedom and recognizes that the physical and mental maturity and equality of youth is not fairly represented by drawing a line at the age of 18.
This implies or exhibits a mischaracterization of my point. The follow up with the "rhetoric from NAMBLA" added insult, but since you tried to quantify that then I'll refrain from rebuttal specific to it.
I'm in favor of severe penalties for both male AND female sexual predators whether they are predeators of a 1 day old, the oldest person on the planet, or of anyone between those ages. My point was "something as innocent and free willing and enjoyable like this [ the consensual sex between an obviously mature and mentally and physically well developed and accomplished 17 and 15 year old making decision in sound judgement to enjoy their life together] can obviously lead to serious trouble with fascist law enforcement. My point is there needs to be a distinction made from what is predatorial and consensual. All cases should be very carefully investigated and if a person can be properly examined to be of sound judgement and consent then I have a severely moral and ethical conflict of denying them their free will and or punishing them with a force of legal enslavement of penalties of sorts because that is fascist.
By the time I was 12, I had more responsibility and experience with some things than people not only of "legal age" but than people far exceeding legal age and that certainly effects my view. I also had a pretty well developed sense of reasoning and had been properly educated on safe sex among other things and it's really not hard to grasp the concept of having babies too early and contracting STDs. I chose to engage in sexual activity back then and if this girl decides to as well then I think that is her right, especially considering the context this is presented in.
By this guy's description, the girl is promiscuous already or has had sex multiples of time and she is the one requesting sex. She is not being manipulated and has already experienced this and wants it again. In a situation like this, I just think it is more difficult to argue for the "mental damage" like you are doing. This girl is not being raped and the scenario is not of a guy asking if he should seduce her because she is attractive, it is asking if one should follow through with her seduction and request to enjoy sexual experience like she has before that is a majorly different dynamic.
It's certainly a tricky subject. I don't condone molesters and mind-emotional-game-manipulators-for-predatorial-seduction of people of any age hiding under rhetoric of freedom whether it be for NAMBLA or for any other type of situation even involving adults; but in the event that an "underage" person is essentially "begging" for sex with as much conscience and intelligence or "sound judgement" as anyone needs to beg for such a thing ... like is essentially described in the opening post of this thread ... then it is difficult for me to have clear conscience in supporting blanket legislation that would deny the person their free will.
But, like I said and I should clarify and repeat, I still wouldn't make the decision to sleep with a minor and I would not advise anyone to do it.
Keep in mind some sick old fart tried to seduce me when I was about 10 and luckily I was smart and athletic enough to notice and scare him out of the situation and get myself out of the situation. My sister also got herself into some sexual abuse situations when she was underage. So, I don't take this stuff lightly, I just take it from a view that favors freedom and recognizes that the maturity and equality of youth is not fairly represented by drawing a line at the age of 18.