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  • CMLVI@kbin.socialtoNews@lemmy.world•Justin Roiland used his ‘Rick and Morty’ fame to pursue young fans, text messages show
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    1 year ago

    I don’t think that tracks; I’ve always been under the impression that age of consent was just when you could consent to sexual activity. It didn’t account for age differences, power dynamics, or other factors that push it towards statutory rape. It was “at this age, they are able to consent to activity”, and then you would have the limiting factors of age difference, power imbalance, family, etc applied through other statutes.

    I very well could be wrong or just applying knowledge of my own local area to places that don’t operate that way, so I’ll bow out on that. I do know that age of consent isn’t just a blanket shield against statutory rape in some locales or situations, though. The “statutory” part of statutory rape isn’t limited to only age of consent.

  • CMLVI@kbin.socialtoNews@lemmy.world•Justin Roiland used his ‘Rick and Morty’ fame to pursue young fans, text messages show
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    1 year ago

    Take it up with Virginia; age of consent there is 15. Intercourse with a minor above 15 as an adult can still give you statutory rape charges, as referenced here: “The age of consent for intercourse is 15 years old in Virginia; however, there are other sex acts that set the age at 18. These acts include cunnilingus, fellatio, and anal intercourse, which means that minors cannot legally consent to certain sexual activity. Additionally, if you are an adult and have sex with a person under 18 years of age, you may be prosecuted for statutory rape. Statutory rape is generally charged as a Class 4 Felony, but the exact charge and penalties will depend on all the factors and ages involved.”

    Pulled from https://www.roanokecriminalattorney.com/how-does-virginia-define-consent/

    It isn’t always the case, generally age of consent precludes it, but not always. Age of consent isn’t a get out of jail free card. Additionally, it doesn’t specify about relations between people in positions of power.

    It’s all moot anyway, Roiland lives in CA, and he was inviting a 17 year old to his house in Los Angeles. Age of consent there is 18. Did he assault her? No, but what 36 year old man is inviting a 17 year old to his house? Multiple other reports of girls at 18, still in high school, also receiving advances from him.

  • CMLVI@kbin.socialtoGames@sh.itjust.works•Starfield hasn’t hurt No Man’s Sky’s popularity – it may have even helped it
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    1 year ago

    Lol tell this to people who are upset that every planet doesn’t have a thriving colony in it. The “empty planets” are frustrating to them.

    Not that you or they are wrong, it just highlights that matters of opinion on things like this are a spectrum, and sometimes you end up on the far end. I like that I can land on a planet and have something besides just rocks, but also that’s it’s procedurally generated so that it isn’t the same every time. It’s false replayability, sure, but if I like playing the game, it doesn’t matter to me that the layouts are the same.

  • CMLVI@kbin.socialtoYou Should Know@lemmy.world•YSK that a lot of common questions/complaints about Lemmy are presently answered by kbin
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    1 year ago

    Not currently, I think, but multiple are in beta and sending out invites. I use kbin as a rich web app and it works well about 85% of the time. Biggest issues are random log-outs, using the back button sometimes loses place in the never-ending scroll list, and there isn’t a good way to see your subscribed magazines (you have to go to your profile and scroll to the subscriptions section to select it).

    But I’m really liking Kbin so far. I’d rather not be on the instance that is hosting everything; just seems easier for it to get too big and fail quickly, and I’d like to stay in one location if possible. Kbin seems big enough to last but small enough that it isn’t growing insanely quick. Another option is Fedia.io, which is a kbin fork. Very similar imo, just a little different.

  • CMLVI@kbin.socialtoNews@lemmy.world•A gay couple ran a rural restaurant in peace. Then new neighbors arrived.
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    1 year ago

    It’s crazy that they constantly say “this isn’t political, this isn’t about politics” and then, when given the opportunity, do everything they can to identify as conservative, God-fearing, and family values.

    The restaurant has a gay pride flag out front. It’s inherently political, because half the country wants to rescind rights given to the LGBT community. But when questioned on their materials, the Washers say it isn’t political. It’s just their values.

    And that’s the problem. One side knows that this is political. They know what is at stake, and how close it is to going away. The other side plugs it’s ears and sings songs until they get the chance, and then they take away people’s rights. But it’s not political…

    …because it’s religious. It’s a natural law dictated by a book only they care about.