I hope this is the right comm for this

https://feddit.org/post/27388780

To inject a bit of nuance here, I think a more dynamic approach to sexual consent would actually be a good thing - not to lower it, obviously, but rather instead to protect more vulnerable people. The idea that kids just stop being vulnerable to coercion at 18 is honestly kinda stupid to me, I think instead we should have a less clear-cut barrier and if there is an issue it should come down to a court opinion, taking into account other kinds of power imbalances - such as wealth disparity, abusive power dynamics (say, between a professor and a student, or a boss and an employee), disability, etc.

People in a position of authority shouldn’t feel legally safe just because the person they’re abusing is over the age of 18. The burden of consent should be higher in such cases. Just in my opinion.

Ok. At what age would the cut off be then?
I think you misunderstand me, I’m not proposing to change the cut-off age, I’m saying that other factors should be involved too, not just age

Now the cut-off age is used as a threshold, after which presumption of innocence is kicking in (sex between adults is consensual until proven otherwise).

In your proposition there would be no such threshold?

The reason we have an age of consent is to protect vulnerable people (kids) from exploitation, right? I want to extend that protection, to protect people from those in positions of authority. So if you’re a university professor, just because your student is 18 and consents, I think that should also be considered statutory rape, as an example. I do not believe consent can be freely given in those circumstances.
Will there be a presumption of innocence in your concept?
I don’t really understand what you’re asking me here, can you explain a bit about what you’re trying to get at?