Richie: I absolutely agree that I had some stuff that sounded far-fetched by today's standards. But when people (not necessarily you) start talking about wanting new laws, you have to look at those extremes so that the law can handle them when they inevitable DO arise.

It's kind of like how we have laws against killing someone - but if we do it in *self-defense*, the law allows that.

I never would have believe the "12 year old rape victim" story years ago - until my mother told me how her boss (a veterinarian - DVM) was talking to an MD friend of his who had to deal with more than one pregnant 10-year-old. This was sending sollective shudders down the spines of a LOT of people in rural Indiana as word spread.

So, yes, I'll bring up the extreme cases because it's better to do it ahead of time than to have to deal with 'unforseen circumstances' later on.