r/SipsTea:

u/BrimstoneOmega

Lol, in some states (4 to be exact) that’s 21 years before you can drink.
u/BrimstoneOmega

Sorry to come off aggressively, this shit just really pisses me off. The better part is that you’re right; most of them are 16 or 17 with an age gap of 4 years on average, but there’s definitely enough nefarious too going on too. This is one of the better places trying to do something (and they are, child marriage only started being banned in 2018 in the US) with a lot of info about this. https://www.unchainedatlast.org/united-states-child-marriage-problem-study-findings-april-2021/
u/BrimstoneOmega

Except when those legislators vote against banning child marriage. These laws have been attempted to be changed or enacted. The vast majority of child rapists are family members. It’s not that hard to find willing parents. I’m not sure if you’re trying to defend the US for the overwhelming number of states that statutorialy support child marriage, or are just unaware of the fact that laws to change this get brought up, and then shot down. 300,000. That’s how many children were married since 2000. That’s over 10,000 children being married off a year. -95 of them being little girls, the vast majority being married to adults so they can be legally raped. This is the fucking United States of America we are talking about. The place that elected a child rapist twice now. There is no moral washing of this hideous fact.
u/BrimstoneOmega

Yes. Google it. It’s very shocking past those 4 as well.
u/Minute-Complex-2055

Not the win you think it is.
u/Minute-Complex-2055

Because a lot of these commenters are kids who wouldnt know what to do if they got there, even with instructions.