I know this is well-worn ground, but I'd be grateful for some
elaboration, from Ann or others, on what distinguishes those stereotypes
upon which the state may not rely from those generalizations upon which
states and courts may -- indeed, must -- rely in order to carry out any
inquiry into the
at protecting the girls themselves?
I should say that my sympathies are with equal treatment without
regard to sex here; and I should also say that I'm not wild about statutory
rape laws with fixed age tests (as opposed to difference-between-the-ages
tests). Still, the objections I mention
Sheridan
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From: Volokh, Eugene [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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Date: 7/15/2003 2:28:12 PM
Subject: Statutory rape laws
I appreciate Bryan's arguments in favor of gender neutrality here,
but does he have any thoughts on the prosecution problem
than any factual
evidence: I suspect that most states that don't have problems with
gender-neutral statutory rape laws avoid the problems by simply having a
policy of not prosecuting women or girls who have sex with boys, at least
unless there's some aggravating circumstance (e.g., 35-year-old
