‘Romeo and Juliet’ sex ruling shows inequality of law – Underage boys can be prosecuted for having sex but girls cannot, the Supreme Court ruled today.

theQuandary · 2014-01-16T03:11:51+00:00

The True Feminists® should be insulted at the assertion that despite maturing slightly faster than men, they are considered incapable of being responsible.

The MHRA should be outraged that male children are being given punishment while female children have the privilege to go free.

The humanists and egalitarians should be decrying the lack of equal responsibility and privilege based on gender.

I therefore recommend that everyone unite and take action against this vile misappropriation of the justice system.

dungone · 2014-01-16T04:57:51+00:00

Courts have previously upheld the different treatment of the sexes on the basis that girls who have underage sex risk pregnancy, while boys do not.

Here in the Twilight Zone, greater consequences lead to less responsibility.

2095conash · 2014-01-16T01:56:18+00:00

Doing it any other way would mean the woman needs to take responsibility. We cant have that now, can we? /s

double-happiness · 2014-01-16T11:45:03+00:00

Just in case anyone want to know, here is the relevant section of law:

5.— A female child under the age of 17 years shall not be guilty of an offence under this Act by reason only of her engaging in an act of sexual intercourse. http://www.irishstatutebook.ie/2006/en/act/pub/0015/sec0005.html#sec5

So much for the idea that "men do not suffer gender discrimination in our culture".

Joshthathipsterkid · 2014-01-16T01:03:49+00:00

Seriously, where is my pitchfork? I don't know whether or not to rage or give up on europe.

PortalesoONR · 2014-01-16T03:12:11+00:00

Double standard.

cxj · 2014-01-16T07:28:11+00:00

The mind blowing thing about these kinds of laws anywhere is that people know damn well teenagers are going to have sex. It is an inevitable fact of life. They are just punishing men for something tons of people do for the sake of punishing men

2014-01-16T14:35:24+00:00

Boys - ridiculed as immature, dumb, ugly, stupid.

...And yet held to higher standards of behavior than girls.

maregal · 2014-01-16T09:24:36+00:00

Holy Shit. How shitty a country do you have to be not to have a rule saying 'and laws must apply to everyone equally'?

Funcuz · 2014-01-16T11:22:46+00:00

The problem I have with all the arguments in support of this inequality is that they all basically cite the fact that girls get pregnant.

Okay , that's absolutely true. Now , did we suddenly stop getting the law involved to force men/boys to pay for any children they may or may not have wanted ? Last I checked , men were still getting child support bills.

Tarkusdillo · 2014-01-16T14:36:06+00:00

BECAUSE >WE> ARE>>>> NOT>>> EQUAL.

5th_Law_of_Robotics · 2014-01-16T14:47:23+00:00

According to the Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) Act 2006, sexual intercourse with a child under the age of 17 is a crime, but a girl who has sex while aged under 17 is not guilty of any offence.

Hey feminists, this is an actual patriarchal law you could be fighting.

Feminists?

Hey where did you go?

You had no problem making noise before, why so silent now?

lafielle · 2014-01-16T08:21:11+00:00

As Ireland is a country in the European Union, I believe this ruling can be challenged at the European Court of Human Rights, based on the European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms - Article 14

That said, this was in February 2012, so it might very well be that it already was. I could not find anything on this when Googleing this quickly.

ThePigmanAgain · 2014-01-16T09:21:34+00:00

So, in other words, it should be called the Juliet law.

heyletssmoke · 2014-01-16T11:33:46+00:00

FUCK IT. NOW IM MAD.

MoFuckinBananas · 2014-01-16T04:17:08+00:00

How about not caring about age but caring about the consent of those involved and whether it is legit consent or not. Simple.

philosarapter · 2014-01-16T16:49:48+00:00

Oh this is in Ireland.

2014-01-17T03:24:45+00:00

for a second I was all like "WHAT NO WAY" then I say "ireland" and them I'm like... yea ok.

thelordofcheese · 2014-01-17T11:47:20+00:00

It's Ireland. Ireland's fucked. Ireland is worse than the USA.

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