Father’s must play more of a support role in their daughter’s life as well

I agree with Senator Crawford, proposal to increase the age of sexual permission to eighteen years of age and everything associated with it. To improve our human capital and the state of the nation's living conditions.

Would raising the age of consent from 16 to 18 facilitate abstinence and teenage pregnancy? I strongly believe not. The phenomenon of teen pregnancy is more complex than that, I am afraid.

Excellent idea to target the predators. Both parties should be aligned on this. Don't see a reason why not.

Raising the age might now make a difference. The culture needs to change

Absolutely true, sixteen is too soon. Praying that this is put in consideration.

Age of consent should be 21yrs old. For age 16, 17, 18, 19, and even in their 20s; these young adults are not yet mature, in their mindset to make sound wise discerning choices. Eventhough these young teenagers and adults who are mature physically to the eyes (lust of the eyes & flesh) but not mentally, spiritually, emotionally, financially and developmentally enough However, many mothers, maybe fathers too needs to be held accountable for molding their daughters to be going for or putting herself for older men as to family stability and many church's are condoning such

Really hope it change to 18. I hate seeing young beautiful ladies under 16 getting pregnant.. not even like see them pregnant at 16 or 17.. body cant handle those changes so well.. not even talking about how hard life is in Jamaica already.. am 27 with no kids..a professional worker and still. ..life is very hard!!

that is nonsense. they were more people getting pregnant at an earlier age 40 years ago compared to today. the problem is, no one was tracking those data but everyone I knew who were adults got pregnant at 14, 15, 16 and for some reason the country did better than it is doing today. now, what do consent have to do with anything? is the concent age of 16 stopping people from being sexual at 13 , 14, 15, ? the last time I checked, no one asked for care about consent

If mi rate Damion Crawford one more time !! It's a Serious issue in JA

True i agreed 👍

It might sound hard but that's a good suggestion for more than one reasons The world is changing the people themselves are changing but in all honesty there needs to be a better structure of the way things goes

You can only vote at age eighteen, therefore why age of consent is sixteen, did not make any sense

Is this where the interview ended?

A human desire from both parties is not prohibited by a shackle. You are bereft of objective ideas in you portfolio;So your resolve is to suggest criminalization of an action,which will seek to shift responsibility to the non-functional Justice department instead. This is unacceptable, and also hypocritical. You need to create the type of opportunities where the girls will see far greater value in pursuing those opportunities, than heeding a premature urge before self actualization. When a politician is lazy, and does not worth the while, they resort to a slavery mentality in that they attempt to criminalize their men, and displace their citizens, thereby destroying potential family structures.

Won't change anything

It should be changed. If you are too young for marriage then you are too young for sex. Sex is for marriage!!!!

18 the age of consent,,,,21 for drinking alcohol and smoking 🚬...