Jim Henderson <nos### [at] nospamcom> wrote:
> On Thu, 19 Mar 2009 16:55:36 -0400, Warp wrote:

> > Jim Henderson <nos### [at] nospamcom> wrote:
> >> >   Any idea what those laws are in the state of Georgia?
> > 
> >> Nope.  I live in Utah.  I suppose they're online.
> > 
> >   I bet that most people who assume that this case must be illegal don't
> > know either. They just assume.

> Ignorance is no excuse for breaking the law, though, and it's far, far 
> better to err on the side of caution with something like this

  Hmm, exactly how is it illegal to make an assumption about the legality
of someone's action in a certain country/state?

  Ok, maybe if a lawyer did that and he is mistaken, he could get sued for
malpractice or something.

>, lest you 
> end up in jail for statutory rape with a bunch of people who REALLY don't 
> like rapists.  From what I hear, people convicted of that - especially 
> when minors are involved - tend not to do very well in the general prison 
> population.

  And if you really are innocent and convicted wrongly, tough luck.

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                                                          - Warp

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