cthia wrote:Daryl wrote:Good topic.
I'll throw out a controversial point regarding sexuality, in that I can't see how prolong would lead to harmful sexual predation.
Thanks.
I am not implying that prolong would lead us
down that road.
We have already been led,
down that road.
I am simply saying that young minds are much more easily confounded than we, as responsible denizens of society, would like.
And IMHO, a drug that would visually lend credence to an already established sexual offender's claim of "I'm not even 18, so it's ok," presents a problem.
I do not agree with an earlier post
would not significantly change their predations. It might cause a few naive sorts to lower their guard in the early years of prolong, but it doesn't take long for people raised with it to adjust to the new norms of "how old does he look".
Which seems to imply that we, even now, have adjusted to how old someone looks.
And isn't that the point that I am trying to make.
You can't allow the filtering process to be sieved into "how old someone
looks even in our own society without prolong.
My niece is only 12 years old.
She is rather tall for her age, and if she had not been skipped two grades she would tower over kids in her class.
Her high IQ and striking good looks catches the attention of much older boys.
Several months ago, my sister was hotter than a solar flare because a 23 year old boy tried to pass himself off as 15. The kid looked the part, but he didn't count on my sister's thoroughness.
If any of you believe that a society that looks younger wouldn't inherently make it easier for established sexual offenders are kidding themselves.
I am not saying that prolong will create more offenders.
I am simply saying that it will make it easier for the already established pool of offenders to swim in their dirty deeds.
And although I am not implying that prolong will encourage someone to become a predator, it just might.
Consider a much older gentleman, whom finds himself in an under 21 dance club.
Consider an underage girl of 16 whom has gained access to same club.
Gentleman believes that this beautiful 16 year old is actually 18 or older.
Upon finding she is not, he may very well decide that since she does not suspect his age, it will be ok.
Call it, an
opportunistic sex-offense act.