Swedish asylum worker stabbed to death

[Mike M (the other one)]

(01-27-2016, 03:39 PM)Belsnickel Wrote: Since when is 13 not a child? You are now trying to move the goalposts for your argument. Child marriages happen here in the U.S., and they happen against the will of the child as well.

Edit: FYI, marriage age floor in U.S. is MA at 12 for women. That being said, I read a recent article where they discussed how in New Jersey a judge can override the minimum age on a case by case basis, and it has been done rather arbitrarily.

(01-27-2016, 03:41 PM)oncemoreuntothejimbreech Wrote: You are asserting a 13 y/o isn't a child?

yes, by definition. 13 and up is classified as a teenager and those would be classified as teen-age brides, not child brides.

(01-27-2016, 03:44 PM)Belsnickel Wrote: Here is one of the stories I had read recently. http://www.npr.org/sections/goatsandsoda/2015/10/28/452540839/children-get-married-in-the-u-s-too-15girls

I can't seem to locate it right now. But there is a record of all marriages in the US broken down by ages, there is very few that are below 15 years of age. Even in the link you provided they were mostly 15 and up, with a few instances of 10+ which I'm not sure how they can legally marry in the US, they must be immigrants and promised to someone in another country to be used for a VISA.

http://www.tahirih.org/pubs/forced-marriage-in-immigrant-communities-in-the-united-states/

I'm still trying to find examples of pre-teens that are being married to USC's.
I might have to go state by state again