Not exactly, you have to remember, age of consent varies by state. As do prostitution laws. For instance, in the state of Nevada prostitution is legal so long as the county in which it takes place has a population under 25,000. I think, I read this just today on some Fark link.
They don't arrest people who come back from Amsterdam because they smoke pot or engage in prostitution. They arrest people who commit crimes against humanity. These crimes include international drug trafficking, Child porn/prostitution, Slavery, and other things that are just plain wrong. Keep in mind Lindh was not arrested when he came home; he was caught in the act. There is a difference. He was a prisoner of war. I am not sure what the exact laws are but the rules of war say So here is the question.. What should the US do with Lindh, from the beginning, when he was capturued. Remember it was Lindh who claimed to be a US citizen. He started this. >Suppose some American teenager comes to the Netherlands at the age of >17. Meets somebody over 18, they have sex. That would be punishable >under US Federal Law if I understand it correctly, so this somebody >would have to be arrested as soon as he/she enters the US. Yet we >explicitly chose to allow this in the Netherlands, for our own reasons. >Or an American citizen came here to work as prostitute (s)he would be >arrested when visiting relatives for Christmas. But prostitution is also >legal here, for reasons of our choosing. > >We choose which rules there are on our territory and if those rules >allow things to be done to or by US citizens that would not be allowed >in the US maybe the US should forbid its citizens to travel here, but it >should not impose its law on our territory. ______________________________________________________________________ Signup for the Fusion Authority news alert and keep up with the latest news in ColdFusion and related topics. http://www.fusionauthority.com/signup.cfm Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/cf-community@houseoffusion.com/ Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/index.cfm?sidebar=lists
