Talk:How the 'A' Stole Christmas/@comment-192.99.166.14-20140919221108/@comment-192.99.152.163-20140920125135

In fairness Cylon27, "Pedophile" is a very serious word that shouldn't be used as a "hyperbole". There is plenty of other ways and words that can highlight your disgust for Ezra without making inaccurate statements. You have the remember that there could be impressionable12 year olds or younger  on this wiki who are reading these incorrect comments. They might not understand that people are exagerating to highlight their disgust. They might call anyone they find "creepy" a pedophile which would get them into serious trouble.

Jennawalkingsticks, you may not need the law to see that Ezra is a "creep". But you do need the law to prosecute said creep. And in order to do that, you need to be accurate in the crimes in which that creep is guilty of.

To the anon that asked about Brandon on The Fosters. It depends on the state in which "The Fosters" is set. In most states the legal age for consent is 17 so Brandon would have been underage and therefore he had the right to press charges. In some states the legal age is 16 and in a few others it is 18. The Fosters is set in San Diego, California where the legal age of consent is 18 so therefore by Californian law, Brandon WAS statutory raped by Dani.

Honestly, it all depends in the state in which it happened. Also the age gap between the victim and the accused is taken into account as well. For example, a 50 year old sleeping with an underage person will be dealt with more harshly than if a 20 year old done the same thing.