What in the world would giving out free movie tickets to a 12-year-old at my house prove, other than I like giving out movie tickets? You need more details in your example to make a guilty verdict likely; say, "You have to come inside my bedroom to get them, while I'm in my underwear, and be sure to wear something low-cut and revealing." Then we can start talking about establishing intent to facilitate commission of an offense without actually uttering the magic words, "Let's have sex!"

Thank you for informing us of your views on the relationship of natural selection to social organization. Now kindly answer the poster's question on why laws regarding children have changed so drastically in the last 10 years. Otherwise your comment is irrelevant.

So can you guarantee that I'm not going to go to jail if I cross into Canada because I talked with a Canadian 13-year-old about the anime One Piece online with no intent to have sex with them whatsoever? Because I'm thinking of emigrating to Canada, and they're supposed to be the nice and sensible country compared to the States.

Actually, most states have an age of consent of 16, no matter how old the other party is. Moreover, nude photos of anyone of any age are not illegal - they have to be sexually explicit as a precondition for a charge of the photos being child pornography.

Don't bring that up too often, or else the morality police will get legislatures to raise the age of consent to resolve this contradiction. And you think the court dockets are clogged now...