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TruthRules writes:

in response to sircharles40:


The question is: Why was this even considered a crime?

Guess you and some others are willing to give away the greatest freedom we have. Personal Liberty which gives us the freedom to do what we wish with our personal being.

How would you feel if they passed a law making it a crime to wear certain clothes, what you ate, certain length hair or possibly even having or not having tattoos displayed on your body?

Think about it before answering because those laws could be against everything you do now.

Charles, it's not as noble as claiming Harvey's personal liberties were violated. There has to be a line for somethings. The public can debate where line should be.

Should a 38 year old woman be able to have sex with a 16 year old (or man with a girl)? Yes? How about 15? Or 14? Repeat to 8? Most people will answer this question, based on their values or sense of right/wrong. Some will say 18, others 16. Some may even say 14 is old enough for a girl or boy to give consent. Opinions vary. Laws get set, to draw a line of acceptance. In Florida, it's 18. In 'Bama, 16?

No one encroached on Harvey's freedom or rights. Harvey knew it was illegal, broke the law and is now working all the angles.

All these radical disussions about how "The Man" wants to imprison so many people, for profit is a but silly. I know the US incarceration rate is high, but somehow most of us seem to stay out of jail, and don't feel like we have to give up so much of our rights that life's too constricted.

I will say that the system does favor those with money. A poor kid with a bag of weed may end up in jail, while a wealthy kid will likely slide. One may be in the Pub Defenders mill, and get processed, while the private atty for the wealthy kid can devote time & connections to get a better outcome for his client. That's a topic for another board [of course, Harvey has plenty of $$ for counsel, so that's wasn't an issue in her case).
