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-square24fedilinkarrow-up1194arrow-down12
arrow-up1192arrow-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-square24fedilink
minus-squarealonsohmtz@feddit.uklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3arrow-down17·1 day agoSo which is it? Was she raped or was this consensual?
minus-squareSpikesOtherDog@ani.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up32arrow-down1·1 day agoA twelve year old child is unable to consent to an adult.
minus-squareSaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4arrow-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-up2·22 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
minus-squarealonsohmtz@feddit.uklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down10·1 day agoThe court seems to disagree.
minus-squareSpikesOtherDog@ani.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10·1 day agoThis judge did. Strangely, the age of consent in Brazil is 14. Seems easy enough to reverse the decision, but I don’t know how Brazil would handle this now they have freed the rapist. https://www.icmec.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/ICMEC-Brazil-National-Legislation.pdf
minus-squareHalfAFrisbee@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5arrow-down1·1 day agoMuSt bE oK tHen. Dirt bag.
So which is it? Was she raped or was this consensual?
A twelve year old child is unable to consent to an adult.
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
The court seems to disagree.
This judge did. Strangely, the age of consent in Brazil is 14. Seems easy enough to reverse the decision, but I don’t know how Brazil would handle this now they have freed the rapist.
https://www.icmec.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/ICMEC-Brazil-National-Legislation.pdf
MuSt bE oK tHen. Dirt bag.
Not really.