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Originally Posted by BigHairedAristocrat
i don't think ignorance of the law is ever an excuse. if it is, then thanks for the tip! no more speeding tickets for me! haha
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well many states ( i thought) allow for the defense to prove the defendant reasonably believed that the victim was over the age of consent. ie if you are in a college bar and take a lady into the bathroom, you would be able to defend yourself if she turned out to be 16, but not if she is 20, but then you get a cop to erase the tape and don't say anything, and it doesn't apply anyway.
(see how i tie all this back to the original thread title without actually mentioning anyone. witty cynicism indeed!)