Linked by Thom Holwerda on Fri 17th Apr 2009 11:15 UTC, submitted by csynt
Old World 1, New World 0. The four defendants in the landmark The Pirate Bay case, taking place in Sweden, have all been found guilty, and sentenced to one year in jail. They also received a hefty fine of USD 3.58 million to 17 
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Not that it matters much, but usually in European countries the age of consent is 16. It is considered that below that age you're not mature enough to give your consent, so if someone over 18 has sex with someone below 16 (and not below 13), it's statutory rape. Below 13 it's rape, no matter if the girl (or boy) gave consent and there was no violence.
Yet in many countries a 14 year old having sex with a 12 year old will see the 14 year old placed on a sex offenders list for the rest of their life (regardless of whether there was consent or not) and also in many countries a 13 year old who is accused of committing a crime such as murder will be tried and sentenced as an adult.
So in general, the law is an ass...
Edited 2009-04-18 01:13 UTC
RE[5]: Who bribes who?
by unclefester on Sat 18th Apr 2009 12:40
in reply to "RE[4]: Who bribes who?"
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Not that it matters much, but usually in European countries the age of consent is 16. It is considered that below that age you're not mature enough to give your consent, so if someone over 18 has sex with someone below 16 (and not below 13), it's statutory rape. Below 13 it's rape, no matter if the girl (or boy) gave consent and there was no violence.