PALIMPSEST- I think the WT society has their own way of interpreting EVERYTHING in a style which disagrees mostly with Ceasar's laws. If J.R. Brown did say that their rules restricted " convicted sex offenders and people with excessive violent pasts only ". Well - If that's true - the WT society and GB aren't telling any bodies of elders to enforce this alleged rule to keep these people from going door to door . I know of at least 4 or 5 instances right now where former convicted sexual child molesters ARE going in the door to door field service regularly- with the elders blessing and backing ! It's ridiculous. The WT leaders SAY they'll protect children- but they don't do it at all.
SKEETER 1 - You bring out some really good points. Like WHO is supposed to chaperone a pedophile if he gets a return visit ?? What if the return visit is a young teenager ? The sex offender has all the freedom in the world to call back on that RV anytime - he could sneak and do it without elders knowing ! I have found that the laws of the land are MUCH STRICTER on registered sex offenders than the rules of the witness organization. That's why people need to be informed.
STILLIN- I'm glad we agree. However it is still illegal for an adult to be with a minor under age 16 without consent to marry by parents of a teenager. So if a young girl aged 15 or 16 was sexually assaulted by an adult male- it would still be called rape or sexual assault in the United States.( Unless the two people were married with signed parental consent . ) We had an example of that with a policeman in our Sacramento area recently. He picked up a 14 year old girl who wanted a ride. He got her something to drink, he went and changed his clothes- then took her to a hotel room and ( according to him ) had consensual sex with her. He then dropped the girl off near a hair salon and the owner of the salon started asking the young girl questions. The girl told the lady salon owner what happened and that she had sex with the cop. The salon owner called the police and the girls parents were informed and the officer arrested.
So- Bottom line is if an adult goes with a minor - it's jailbait - and the adult is breaking the law. There is no reason an adult should need to be with a minor teenager. There are plenty of 18 year old and older men and women who can legally have sex . A much safer and wiser route to follow