Comment Instead of fixing the law, let's sweep it under (Score 2, Interesting) 157
1) Most actual offenses are committed by kids being kids.
2) Most arrested for sex crimes do NOT re-offend (while people arrested for theft, drug related or violent crimes DO re-offend).
3) Most places have huge double standards punishing men more than women, boys more than girls.
4) States do their best to ensure that anyone that committed one sex crime gets screwed over entirely - no job, no place to live, no friends, all under the banner of "protect the children", when in reality they endanger the children by encouraging the offenders to break ridiculous laws instead of getting involved in normal social activity like attending church.
5) The rules are set up to the worst first time offenders - family and close friends - while making everyone else paranoid about strangers.