Adanac@sh.itjust.works to World News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 day agoGreat controversy in Brazil over the acquittal of a 35-year-old man accused of raping a 12-year-old girlenglish.elpais.comexternal-linkmessage-square23fedilinkarrow-up1190arrow-down12
arrow-up1188arrow-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 · 1 day agomessage-square23fedilink
minus-squareSaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4arrow-down12·17 hours agoNot in all countries. That’s US law.
minus-squarewildwhitehorses@aussie.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up14·13 hours agoHow can any 12 year old have the cognitive maturity to consent no matter where they are from?
minus-squareHanrahan@slrpnk.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·8 hours agoWell, here in Australia they can be criminal masterminds and do adult time for adult crime… so…
minus-squareSpikesOtherDog@ani.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up16·14 hours 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-up4·17 hours 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