Statutory rape

First of all, don't read too much into this post. Take it for what it is.

Why is it that if you have consensual sex with a girl under the age of 18 you can be convicted of rape, but if you marry her, everything is fine? What is it about marriage that makes consensual sex with a minor ok?

Just thought I'd ask.

Rough draft of my Wikipedia entry

Christopher Clark (1967 - present) is an often misunderstood philosopher/software engineer currently residing in Florida. He is best known for his wealth of trivial information, and his logical and methodical outlook towards subjects that others consider inherent.

For example, Christopher's outlook towards parenting includes the following:
1) The world is overcrowded already, why make more babies?
2) I've seen too many relationships/marriages/lives ruined by having children.
3) Children are too much of a financial and emotional burden to have.
4) Parents are ultimately responsible for the upbringing of their children. If a child commits a crime, the parent should be punished as well.
5) Marriage is simply a contract to give away half (or more) of your stuff, especially from the male perspective. It has nothing to do with commitment or love. If you want to prove your dedication and love to your partner, don't cheat on them, don't abuse them, and be their friend.
6) All politicians should be considered corrupt and then prove their honesty and goodwill through their actions (this is a result of the Republican party's hubris and misdeeds over the last decade or so).
Disclaimer: Christopher is a registered republican
7) As a recent study has proven, organized religions (mostly the ones of middle-eastern origin) are more of a detriment to society than and so on.

As you can see, many of his views aren't very close to "mainstream".

It probably comes as no surprise that, mostly based on his views of parenting, Christopher has spent most of his life without a girlfriend (and has obviously never married). Friends agree that he has a lot to offer a woman, namely honesty. This, however, hasn't been enough to overcome the "baby fever" that is drilled into most women's brains from the time they get their first baby doll and stroller. This doesn't seem to bother him as much as it would most people, as he was recently quoted as saying "my life is uncomplicated right now, and that makes up for solitude".

Howard Stern Shaking up the industry

Howard isn't leaving terrestrial radio until Dec. 16th, and Infinity has been really jerking him around. They blame him for the problems they are having when the reality is the stagnant radio market. They relied on him for years to bring in Billions of dollars in revenue and now that he is leaving they have to actually work for a living. They are crapping in their pants now and I feel no pity for them. They brought it on themselves with limited playlists, annoying DJs and way too many commercials. As far as I'm concerned, my Sirius radio and my iPod have completely eliminated any need for local radio.

Whether you like Howard or hate him, he has an enormous influence on the industry. If Rush Limbaugh, Bill O'Reilly, or Don Imus left the airwave, it would not have a negative effect on the industry. Stern leaves and the largest radio corporation completely changes its business model and some radio stations (that carried Howard's show) went from #1 in their market to #20.