Originally Posted by James Lacey
Darian said, and I quote, "I suspect that the sex between this 10-year-old girl and the man in the US illegally was consensual. If you give the matter some thought, that seems reasonable." Any reasonable person would read this and conclude that Darian said a 10-year-old could consent. For a relationship to be consensual, both parties must agree. That is, after all, what consensus means. I find it odd that everyone else in the forum had a problem with Darian's statement, but you, who has to jump in and make an utterly contrived argument that Darian didn't say that a 10-year-old can consent when the plain reading of his statement implies precisely that. I suppose you could argue he chose his words poorly or that maybe he misspoke, but that would fly in the face of him later doubling down on his original statement. Indeed, it's utter nonsense for you to claim that Darian never said that a 10-year-old could consent. We can all see his words in plain English and black-and-white. That's some major gas-lighting on your part.
James, if you and the others are incapable of distinguishing the difference between consensual in this situation and an adult, I'll accept your inability. It's difficult for me to fathom what you think I insinuated.