The law on this is similar in my state and honestly I don't see a problem with it. Through my work I know a lot of people who got parental consent and married at 17 because they were having a baby, and it was something they wanted to do. I don't think someone should be forced to wait until 18 to get married if they feel it is right for them to do so sooner. I think there should be hoops to jump through, but I don't think it should be not allowed under any circumstances.
I guess, I am worried because of the articles we see on here and reports of people doing almost anything for money, like selling their children off. It seems there are so many people that think nothing of making money off of their sons and daughters for a fee. What is to stop a pedophile from offering money to a parent or foster parent to marry the child. That is what I am afraid of and also of arranged marriages of children that do not want it to happen. We all know really responsible young people that can handle things but being forced into a marriage by someone that has bad intentions, those children need to be protected. Yes, I also believe there should be hoops to jump through, that is a good idea and a start.
That's the problem most people are good, but we now know that there are bad people taking advantage of laws that we had always lived with. Now that we know the evil cabal have allowed evil people to enter this country it is causing new problems. This stinks. I wish we did not have to worry about this. We did not have a big problem with this when I was younger. Sure there were a few, but 16K? Something should be done about this. I am sure we can come up with something better to protect the children from lecherous pedos.
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Shizy ago
The law on this is similar in my state and honestly I don't see a problem with it. Through my work I know a lot of people who got parental consent and married at 17 because they were having a baby, and it was something they wanted to do. I don't think someone should be forced to wait until 18 to get married if they feel it is right for them to do so sooner. I think there should be hoops to jump through, but I don't think it should be not allowed under any circumstances.
carmencita ago
I guess, I am worried because of the articles we see on here and reports of people doing almost anything for money, like selling their children off. It seems there are so many people that think nothing of making money off of their sons and daughters for a fee. What is to stop a pedophile from offering money to a parent or foster parent to marry the child. That is what I am afraid of and also of arranged marriages of children that do not want it to happen. We all know really responsible young people that can handle things but being forced into a marriage by someone that has bad intentions, those children need to be protected. Yes, I also believe there should be hoops to jump through, that is a good idea and a start.
Shizy ago
Yeah, it's an iffy subject, it could be used for good or bad.
carmencita ago
That's the problem most people are good, but we now know that there are bad people taking advantage of laws that we had always lived with. Now that we know the evil cabal have allowed evil people to enter this country it is causing new problems. This stinks. I wish we did not have to worry about this. We did not have a big problem with this when I was younger. Sure there were a few, but 16K? Something should be done about this. I am sure we can come up with something better to protect the children from lecherous pedos.