In Mexico the age of consent for sex is 12 years old, thus so many Mexican sex predators, here and in Mexico. They look at it as a thing of beauty and love to have sex with young girls as long as they promise to take care of them.

In fact, in Mexico they have a tradition called "rapto", translated to English as 'rape'. (Gee, go figure, I wonder why they would call it that?) A man can abduct and rape a woman or little girl if they ultimately intend to marry them. They consider this to be an acceptable form of courtship. Even Mexican legislators have refused to make laws that punish rapists severely, calling the practice of rapto harmless and "romantic".

From the Washington Post website:

"In 90 percent of the cases of rape, the Mexican police blame the women," she said in an interview. "In the few cases where they know the man is guilty, they let him 'fix' it with money."

She said she believes that a "machismo culture," instilled through what is learned in the home, school and church, has allowed many men to "believe they are superior and dominant, and that women are an object." She said that mind-set has contributed to making many men -- including policemen, prosecutors, judges and others in positions of authority -- believe that sexual violence against women is no big deal.

"The thinking is 'she's a woman, so she deserved it,' or 'he's a man, so what do you expect?' " said Cazares.

Rape in Mexico is prosecuted at the state level, and state laws vary. A review of criminal laws in all 31 Mexican states showed that many states require that if a 12-year-old girl wants to accuse an adult man of statutory rape, she must first prove she is "chaste and pure." Nineteen of the states require that statutory rape charges be dropped if the rapist agrees to marry his victim.

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In the southern state of Oaxaca last summer, the one-year-old, government-funded Oaxacan Women's Institute persuaded the legislature to pass heavy criminal penalties against a practice known as "rapto." Laws in most Mexican states define rapto as a case where a man kidnaps a woman not for ransom, but with the intent of marrying her or to satisfy his "erotic sexual desire." The new law championed by the women's group established penalties of at least 10 years in prison.

But in March, the state legislature reversed itself and again made the practice a minor infraction. A key legislator -- a man -- argued for the reduction, calling the practice harmless and "romantic."


When have these Mexicans who come to live here, illegally or not, ever given up their third world customs and practices? So as long we have masses of Mexicans here, this is what we can expect. And people wonder why Mexicans breed so prolifically, they start the girls young, whether they're willing or not.

I wonder if this is what Bush means by "Hispanic family values?