Get married at 15 in Missouri

[MillCreek]

http://www.kansascity.com/news/state/missouri/article204287484.html

I had no idea.

[RoadKingLarry]

While I tend to agree that 15 is way too young for marriage, this statement is utter bullshit - “Fifteen-year-olds should be coloring in coloring books or something.”

[zahc]

My grandma got married at 15. My mom got married at 19.

As the father of two daughters, marriage at 15 years sounds about right. Just about the time they start to become independent, which is a natural thing, you marry them off and they become some other man's problem. I think it's society that is out of wack with biology.

[Hawkmoon]

I continue to think that the concept of statutory rape in cases of consensual sexual activity needs some serious review and revision. Rather than automatically calling it "rape" if one of the two consenting parties is over 21 and the other is under 21, perhaps it should be based on the difference between their ages -- like more than ten years, or something like that. Or change the 21 to 25.

Or ...

[MillCreek]

^^Here in Washington state, statutory rape, now called rape of a child in the RCW, has different degrees of offense based on the age range between the perpetrator and the victim.  The older the perpetrator, the more serious the charges.

[JN01]

While I tend to agree that 15 is way too young for marriage, this statement is utter bullshit - “Fifteen-year-olds should be coloring in coloring books or something.”

Why not?  College students do that while in their safe spaces trying to cope with the violence of being confronted with an idea they don't agree with.

[MechAg94]

Why not?  College students do that while in their safe spaces trying to cope with the violence of being confronted with an idea they don't agree with.

They may do it, but IMO the expectations for a 15 year old should be higher than that. 

[RoadKingLarry]

They may do it, but IMO the expectations for a 15 10 year old should be higher than that. 

FTFY