re: "human psychological development doesn’t end until about 23-25"
This is an urban myth. It has been thoroughly debunked.
re: "our level of intelligence requires a longer incubation time"
Your example was dogs. They reach adulthood in around 1 year. We take longer, yes, about 14 years.
You are totally out of your mind. None of that is in any way related to anything I wrote.
All relationships have power imbalances. One partner is always richer, more savvy, better-looking, better-connected, more intelligent, etc. That does not make all sexual relationships rape.
Further age =/= power. It happens less often but there are many circumstances in which the younger party has much more power than the older one.
The Tanner Scale measures puberty.
Puberty is the line between childhood and adulthood.
It's really that simple.
If you think there is some other better line, then present your case. Casting dopey aspersions on me just makes you look like a fool.
you built a pathetic strawman here
"young and attractive" is not the relevant factor
SHE HARMED NO ONE is the point. "Crimes" which harm no one should not precipitate brutal punishments. re: "abuse happens so the law is there to combat that" but this law didn't combat abuse in fact it allowed the legal punishment system to abuse an innocent. You realize that laws can be bad, right? Some laws do far more harm than good. Those laws should be changed.
existence of power =/= abuse of power
Ronald Reagan controlled enough nuclear weapons to destroy all life on earth.
His wife, Nancy, organized Christmas decorations.
Galaxy-sized power imbalance. There's no way she could consent. Every time they made love it was rape.
(Power-imbalance dogma is absurd)
There are clear obvious scientific facts at work here. They are not technicalities.
How I feel does not make reality real. If I feel like a dog, I am still human.
Nature makes us adults. The process is called puberty. There are several visible objective secondary sexual characteristics which make pretty damned clear who is where in the process.
What is "general maturity"? What is the scientific tool used to measure it?
or you just made up some bullshit to justify your bigotry against young adults aged 14-20?