Adanac@sh.itjust.works to World News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 13 hours agoGreat controversy in Brazil over the acquittal of a 35-year-old man accused of raping a 12-year-old girlenglish.elpais.comexternal-linkmessage-square21fedilinkarrow-up1162arrow-down13
arrow-up1159arrow-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 · 13 hours agomessage-square21fedilink
minus-squarealonsohmtz@feddit.uklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3arrow-down6·7 hours agoSo which is it? Was she raped or was this consensual?
minus-squareSpikesOtherDog@ani.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up20·6 hours agoA twelve year old child is unable to consent to an adult.
minus-squareSaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3arrow-down8·5 hours agoNot in all countries. That’s US law.
minus-squarewildwhitehorses@aussie.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·2 hours agoHow can any 12 year old have the cognitive maturity to consent no matter where they are from?
minus-squareSpikesOtherDog@ani.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9·2 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-up4·5 hours agoNot for lack of Republicans trying to make it legal
minus-squarealonsohmtz@feddit.uklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down3·5 hours agoThe court seems to disagree.
minus-squareSpikesOtherDog@ani.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·2 hours 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-up2arrow-down1·2 hours 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?
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.