what kind of excuse could i give with me being around him

Common sense

like if we are eating at a place

You don't need one unless you're a minor

he's 16

im 14

age of consent here is 16

You can just say you're in a platonic relationship

If pressed

i dont

want to say im in a relationship

that's bad

I mean I just wouldn't do it in current circumstances.

oh wait platonic means

that you are friends

Means no sex

It's illegal and if he gets caught he's fucked.

Most people won't report you

Just dont flaunt it

flaunt?

This is part of why the age of consent being 16 is dumb. Teenagers should be allowed to be in relationships with other teenagers.

Don't act indecently in public and that sort of stuff

Age of consent should be 18. Drinking age should be 18.

Keep a low profile

18 year olds are gonna drink regardless of what some law says and the law in half of the fucking planet says it's fine so why ruin their lives for having some drinks.

Since you're both teens most people will have no issue

Unless you look young for your age

And he doesn't

Which might attract attention

he used to have a beard

i'll have him just

not have a beard

Drinking isn't really the same, drinking has chemical consequences on your developing brain
.

The idea that Lawmaker Jerry can determine that person Bob *did not* consent in a case where person Bob says he *did* consent is stupid.

If person Bob said he consented then that is the end of the story

That situation is called a victimless crime. People persecuted for victimless crimes are victims themselves

You can call me filth or whatnot, talk about cases where harm was done, and have a bunch of people back you up, but it doesn't mean your arguement is good or valid.

What you are arguing is that an underage relationship is universally damaging whether or not harm is actually done to any party involved, which is *not* why that law exists.

But can you consent to something that your mind truly can't understand in it's current state?

Children can't understand sexuality or the consequences of it mentally or physically (STDs, etc) therefore they can't consent.

And therefore an adult who should be able to understand sexuality and the consequences of sexual activity should know that trying to have sex with a child is wrong.

The same way someone who knows their customer isn't knowledgeable about an item trying to cheat them out of more money with an inferior product is wrong.