Forgeting things, sex and spoke language

28 September 2012

What happened to yesterday's entry?  Well, I totally forgot about it in the morning, then we went out for a few hours and then I forgot again.  Now real reason though ... just plain forgot.  A senior moment eh ;-)))

So, that teacher and his 15 year old girlfriend have been found in France.  I wonder what he can be charged with though?  Child abduction, yes, but what else?  Will there be any evidence of sexual assault?  I doubt it; and in any case if the girl doesn't make a compliant then how can they charge him with it.  She's 15 now, but what is the difference between now and her 16th birthday?  It's just a line of text in then Law isn't it?  But why would a 16 year old be expected to be better informed in this area than a 15 year old? 

I agree that there has to be line in the sand somewhere but just because has reached that line doesn't mean they are mature enough to make informed choices.  We all mature at times and in different ways.  The Law as it now stands doesn't take any notice of that.  The LAW says ... and that's it.  But even so I've known of case here in Dorktown where 14 and 15 year old girls wouldn't make complaints about someone because they claimed they were in love with the men involved.  And thinking of maturity, I know one man who is not only mentally ill but he is also termed as having 'learning difficulties'.  This man has never had a girl friend and the odd time the subject of marriage and sex has cropped up in our conversations, he just shakes his head and says he doesn't understand it.  This man is older than me, and I'm 64 next month.  So the whole subject can fraught with difficulty.

I was reading something in one of the weekend papers one time - can't remember which or when - and it was claimed in that the number of children who are losing their virginity between the ages of 12 and 14 is on the increase.  If they lose it to an adult then an offence has been committed.  But what if two 14 year olds decided to give it a go?  Both are under the age of consent, so which one is charged?  Can both be charged?  Indeed, what can they be charged with? 

I'll leave you to decide!

Here is today's photo that I got in Cambridge some time ago ... 

I think this is one of my better shots.

Funny time ...

A British Navy Admiral was attending a Naval conference that included admirals from the U.S., British, Canadian, Australian and French Navies.  At a cocktail reception, he found himself standing with a group of half dozen or so officers that included personnel from most of the countries.
Everyone was chatting away in English as they sipped their drinks but a French admiral suddenly complained that, whereas Europeans learn many languages, Americans learn only English. He then asked: "Why is it that we always have to speak English in these conferences rather than speaking French?"
Without hesitating, the British Admiral replied: "Maybe it's because the Brits, Canadians, Aussies and Americans arranged it so you wouldn't have to speak f**king German."
Suddenly the group became very quiet.