You literally cannot always confirm age. You can ask them. They can lie. You can als to see ID (which is awkward and sort of an invasion of privacy for the average person). Fake IDs exist. Minors have faked ages to get into bars and buy cigarettes. The best the adult can do is…trust that the other person isnt lying.
Yes, it IS on minors (and their gaurdians) to keep minors out of adult spaces. If a minor sneaks into a night club with a fake ID, that is the fault of the minor (and their gaurdians). If a child sneaks into a strip club by lying about their age (again, with proof, since these places ask), it is the minir’s fault. If a minor downloads a dating app that EXPLICITELY states that it is for ages 18+, it is not the fault of the app creators or those who speak to the minor on the app. It is the fault of the minor and their gaurdian(s). It isnt “victim blaming” when a minor lies about their age to an adult. Because in said scenario, the minor is not the victim.
Minors are not a collective innocence. Theyre individuals. Minors are not these polite and fragile 8 year olds that you see them to be. The ones we are talking about (clearly) are teenagers. Teens, who are about the most stereotyped for getting into trouble using lies. Teens, who are perhaps most stereotyped for being curious about “forbidden” things. Teens, who lie about their age for a number of reasons to get what they want.
Actress Dreama Walker is currently 34 and looks like this.
PLENTY of adults look like minors. But if you see someone who looks young drinking at a bar, or at a nightclub, adult spaces, it is perfectly reasonable to assume they are adults. They are in an adult space.
The is Dwayne, “The Rock” Johnson at age 15. He looks like an adult. And dont pretend he doesnt. He full on admitted that people frequently mistook him for an adult as a teen. PLENTY of minors look like legal adults. If you saw 15 year old Dwayne at a bar, it would be perfectly understandable to assume him to be an adult. Anyone under the possible age of 30 could in fact be a minor. For many people, you really cant tell. You have to trust them to be honest.
The most an adult can do is ask to make sure. Maybe even ask for an ID. And in both cases, the minor can trick the adult. They can lie. They can get a fake ID. They can get a friend to back up their story. It happens all the time.
“Let’s not be pedophile apologists”
Lol. First off you dont even know what a pedophile is. Youre at the wrong age group. Second, an adult being tricked into having intercourse with a minor is MUCH different than an adult willingly having intercourse with a minor. I shouldnt have to explain this.
Our laws on this are severely outdated on this due to infantizing manipulative teens. We treat the victims like criminals and vice-versa.
What your ignorant view also does is invalidate young looking adults.
So anyway, all an adult can do is trust the other person when they state their age. Leave if they say theyre a minor and stay if they say theyre an adult. People lie. Teens are people (they arguably lie more than any other group, studies show.). If a teen enters an adult space and/or lies about their age to trick someone into treating them like an adult, the minor is not the victim. The. Minor. Is. Not. The. Victim.
I get that you see anyone under 18 as collectively innocent, but they arent. Many teens commit crimes. Many lie, manipulate, and trick people. Teens can even be jailed. Teens lie about their age for sex. That’s the world. Teens arent innocent merely for being under 18.
I look forward to you tagging me with insults, then blocking me before I can counter with yet another logical argument.
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