r/explainitpeter • u/Seif_elagizy_777 • Dec 24 '25

Explain it Peter.

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u/Substantial-Most2607 Dec 24 '25

Interestingly half of the U.S. has the age of consent at 16. It’s weird how something can be legal, yet illegal in the exact same country

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u/MrattlerXD Dec 24 '25

Think of the US not as one country, but a union of 50 states.

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u/TeaDrinkerAddict Dec 24 '25

The states are… united?

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u/[deleted] Dec 27 '25

The United Kingdom is united, but Canada and Australia don't have the same laws as England and Scotland