Another stupid law.... *shakes head*

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Va. Targets Adults Who French Kiss Kids

RICHMOND, Va. — State legislators passed a law Saturday that would require adults who French kiss a child younger than 13 to register as a sex offender.

Those convicted of tongue-kissing a child would be guilty of a misdemeanor, punishable by up to one year in jail and a $2,500 fine. The House of Delegates passed the legislation 96-1 and the Senate 39-0.

The bill now heads to Gov. Timothy M. Kaine, who said he supports the legislation.

Delagate Riley Ingram, R-Hopewell, introduced the bill on behalf of a woman whose 10-year-old daughter was French-kissed by the 62-year-old husband of her babysitter.

The only crime prosecutors could charge the man with was contributing to the delinquency of a minor, which did not require that he register as a sex offender.

Ingram and other members of the House fought to make the crime a felony, but in the final day of the 2008 General Assembly session gave in to senators who thought that classifying it as a felony was too harsh.

Delegate Phillip Hamilton, R-Newport News, cast the lone nay vote, refusing to back down from his belief that the crime should be a felony.

"I think that type of behavior is so egregious it warrants a felony," Hamilton said.

Ingram said he was satisfied that a conviction would land someone on the sex offender registry.

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I'm forced to disagree with you on this provided the definition of "adult" is someone over 18. If the law applies to a 14 year old kissing a 13 year old, I'd call it stupid.

No 18 year old has any business kissing a child that way.

Theresa is 15 years younger than me. I obviously have no predjudice against large age differences. But someone under 13 is a "child" in my book and can't give consent.

Protecting children in this case is not an abuse of government power, nor "stupid" in my book.

This law doesn't violate anyone's liberty. You don't have liberty to force sex on a child.

 

[Clueless]

I'd be forced to disagree with you on this provided the definition of "adult" is someone over 18. If the law applies to a 14 year old kissing a 13 year old, I'd call it stupid.

No 18 year old has any business kissing a child that way.

Theresa is 15 years younger than me. I obviously have no predjudice against large age differences. But someone under 13 is a "child" in my book and can't give consent.

I know a lot of people who does this with their kids and no means french kissing....maybe smack on the mouth, but they consider that french kissing?

 

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I know a lot of people who does this with their kids and no means french kissing....maybe smack on the mouth, but they consider that french kissing?

The artcile specifically says "tongue kissing".

You know people who put thier tongue in a childs mouth?

 

[Clueless]

The artcile specifically says "tongue kissing".

You know people who put thier tongue in a childs mouth?

ahh....hmm. Okey then, nvm the title...

 

[DegreE]

BRB I'm going to make out with a 5yo.

 

[Supracentral]

Way to go there Emily...