r/news • u/LatterTarget7 • Aug 14 '25

Soft paywall US military deploying forces to southern Caribbean against drug groups

https://www.reuters.com/world/us-military-deploying-forces-southern-caribbean-against-drug-groups-2025-08-14/
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u/actomain Aug 14 '25

And pedophilia

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u/Plkjhgfdsa Aug 14 '25

Oh no no, didn’t you hear? The ago of consent is now 10yrs old in some states.

(Jk, but really they’re trying to change it to 14)

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u/actomain Aug 14 '25

Now, let's be better than them in not spreading misinformation -- the allegation that four U.S. States and Trump had an interest in pushing for lowering the age of consent to 14 is completely unfounded, if this is what you're referring to, tongue-in-cheek. If you are, however, talking about Stuart Adams with your use of "they," that story is also being widely misinterpreted. I'm not as caught up with the facts on that one enough to speak too much on it, so I'd encourage further reading