happythoughts 0 #1 January 15, 2003 Georgia's Supreme Court strikes down 170-year-old sex law The US Supreme Court in Georgia has struck down a 170-year-old law which made it a crime for unmarried people to have sex. The ruling came in the case of Jesse McClure, who was 16 when he had sex with his girlfriend in the bedroom of her home. McClure, now 17, had been charged with fornication. Under Georgia law, the age of consent is 16. Chief Justice Norman Fletcher said: "The government may not reach into the bedroom of a private residence and criminalise the private, non-commercial, consensual sexual acts of two persons legally capable of consenting to those acts." Justice Fletcher also said nothing in the ruling should be read to address parents' rights "to regulate what occurs inside their home, including who enters their house and under what circumstances". McClure was ordered to pay a fine and write an essay explaining why he should not have had sex. He wrote that it wasn't the court's business. "Invading personal privacy just isn't right. It now goes that way for everybody," said McClure. Story filed: 12:11 Tuesday 14th January 2003 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jumpergirl 0 #2 January 15, 2003 WooHoo... the times, they are a changin'!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RevJim 0 #3 January 15, 2003 QuoteWooHoo... the times, they are a changin'!! Sure, but it seems for every step a state takes forward, California takes 2 steps back.It's your life, live it! Karma RB#684 "Corcho", ASK#60, Muff#3520, NCB#398, NHDZ#4, C-33989, DG#1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wlie 0 #4 January 15, 2003 Isn't half of California in Mexico? I mean one more major earthquake, and SF might just be walking distance to LA right? (just kidding)My other ride is the relative wind. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
