Adanac@sh.itjust.works to World News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months agoGreat controversy in Brazil over the acquittal of a 35-year-old man accused of raping a 12-year-old girlenglish.elpais.comexternal-linkmessage-square21linkfedilinkarrow-up1193arrow-down13
arrow-up1190arrow-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 months agomessage-square21linkfedilink
minus-squareSpikesOtherDog@ani.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up33arrow-down1·2 months agoA twelve year old child is unable to consent to an adult.
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minus-squareSpikesOtherDog@ani.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10·2 months 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-down1·2 months agoMuSt bE oK tHen. Dirt bag.
minus-squareSaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3arrow-down15·2 months agoNot in all countries. That’s US law.
minus-squarewildwhitehorses@aussie.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up18·2 months agoHow can any 12 year old have the cognitive maturity to consent no matter where they are from?
minus-squareHanrahan@slrpnk.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·2 months agoWell, here in Australia they can be criminal masterminds and do adult time for adult crime… so…
minus-squareSpikesOtherDog@ani.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up16·2 months 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-up4·2 months agoNot for lack of Republicans trying to make it legal
A twelve year old child is unable to consent to an adult.
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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.
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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